Shell, Mitsubishi and the Iraqi government have finally signed the $17.2 billion deal on Sunday to capture flared gas at Iraq's southern oilfields. The 25-year project is intended to boost production of badly needed electricity and reduce the environmental damage caused by flaring, as well as opening up the possibility of gas exports. It will harness […]
Reuters reports that Iraq's cabinet approved a $17 billion deal with Royal Dutch Shell and Mitsubishi on Tuesday to capture gas that is now being flared off in the oilfields around the southern oil hub of Basra. The 25-year venture is expected to help Iraq make use of more than 700 million cubic feet per […]
Ahmed Mousa Jiyad is an independent development consultant, scholar and Associate with Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES). He was formerly a senior economist with the Iraq National Oil Company and Iraq’s Ministry of Oil, Chief Expert for the Council of Ministers, Director at the Ministry of Trade, and International Specialist with UN. He is […]
Shell and Mitsubishi signed a final draft agreement with Iraq on Tuesday for a deal worth between $12 billion and $17 billion to capture flared gas at the southern oilfields. The long-awaited deal still needs the approval of Iraq's cabinet, Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi [Elaibi] said in a statement. The Iraqi government will hold 51 […]
