By John Lee. State-owned Basra Oil Company (BOC) has been approved by the Council of Ministers to assume responsibility for managing petroleum operations at the West Qurna 2 oilfield, in line with the provisions of the field's service and development contract. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet decision also authorises the […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has completed drilling the Majnoon-170 appraisal well at the Majnoon oilfield in Basra to a depth of 4,280 metres. The well was drilled using the IDC-57 rig, the largest drilling unit in Iraq, with a capacity of 3,000 horsepower. The work was carried out for the Basra Oil […]
By John Lee. France's Vallourec has been awarded a second contract by TotalEnergies to supply casing, tubing, and associated accessories for the drilling of 48 wells under the Associated Gas Upstream Project 2 (AGUP2). The project forms a key part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP), operated by TotalEnergies in partnership with Basra Oil Company […]
By John Lee. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Engineer Hayan Abdul Ghani Al-Sawad, inaugurated on Sunday the OT2 and OT3 oil processing facilities at the West Qurna-1 field, with a combined capacity of 210,000 barrels per day. The Minister explained that the project includes the construction of two new crude […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has held a pre-startup ceremony for the expansion of the Zubair-Mashrif Gas Separation Station. Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani Al-Sawad described the project as a key milestone in Iraq's efforts to boost gas production capacity, noting that it will significantly increase the capture of associated gas and supply […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has inaugurated the strategic Third Offshore Pipeline Project ('Sealine 3' Project), one of the most important initiatives aimed at strengthening Iraq's southern crude oil export system. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani said during the inauguration ceremony in Basra that the […]
By John Lee. Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, has launched drilling operations for the first oil well in the Fao [Faw] block during a recent visit to Basra. He underlined the Ministry's commitment to developing oil fields and exploration blocks to boost crude output and expand gas investment in support of the national economy. […]
By John Lee. Basra Oil Company (BOC) and China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPPE) have signed a contract for a 950-kilometre seawater distribution pipeline network to supply multiple oilfields in southern Iraq, with project supervision by Austria's ILF Consulting Engineers. The contract forms part of Iraq's strategic Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP), which includes a central […]
By John Lee. TotalEnergies, in partnership with Basra Oil Company (30%) and QatarEnergy (25%), has signed the final contracts of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) at the Ratawi [Artawi] field in Basra, under the patronage of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. The agreements include: a joint operating contract between the Ministry of Oil, Basra […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has confirmed the allocation of 18,000 residential land plots to employees of state-owned oil companies in Basra. The announcement was made on Monday by Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani. Half of the plots will be distributed to Basra Oil Company (BOC) staff, […]
By John Lee. China Petroleum Engineering Co. (CPECC) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. (CPPE) has been awarded a major contract by Iraq's Basra Oil Company (BOC) for the Basra Province Seawater Transmission Pipeline EPC Project. The project, valued at $2.524 billion, includes the construction of trunk and branch pipelines […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) is set to expand its operations following a high-level meeting chaired by Bassem Mohammed Khudair, Deputy Minister of Oil for Upstream Affairs, at the company's headquarters. The session was held in line with directives from Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul […]
