By John Lee. Long-term gas sales agreements have been signed to supply natural gas from the Chemchemal field to major industrial consumers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The agreements were announced by Dana Gas PJSC and Crescent Petroleum, together with their partners in the Pearl Petroleum Consortium. They provide for the supply of up […]
By John Lee. The Ninth Cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has announced that it has reinforced electricity infrastructure to achieve a continuous, 24-hour power supply across the region. The Ninth Cabinet has expanded power generation by 1,840 megawatts through new power stations, and completed more than 3,500 distribution and 61 transmission projects to […]
By John Lee. GE Vernova has announced plans to install its new AGP XPAND upgrade at the 1,250 MW Bazyan [Bazian] Power Plant in Iraqi Kurdistan, operated by Taurus Energy [Taurus Arm], part of the Onex Group. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Sulaymaniyah, attended by H.E. Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of […]
By John Lee. GE Gas Power has signed an agreement with Taurus Arm, owner of the 500 megawatts (MW) Bazyan [Bazian] Power Plant, to provide parts, repairs, and services for two 9F.04 gas turbines at the facility for a period of 16 years. The turbines were supplied by GE to Taurus Arm in 2021 under […]
Dana Gas and its partner, Crescent Petroleum, have reported record sales gas production from their operations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), reaching 452 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMscf/d) at the end of 2021. The production milestone is the culmination of numerous process improvements at the Khor Mor gas plant, including […]
By John Lee. Norway's DNO has reported receipt of $40.66 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as payment towards April 2017 crude oil deliveries to the export market from the Tawke license. The funds, to be shared pro-rata by DNO and partner Genel Energy, include $34.10 million towards monthly deliveries and $6.56 million towards […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a payment of $11 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil sales during April 2016. Genel's net share of the partial payment for April 2016 Taq Taq oil sales is $6.05 million. The payment reflects part settlement of the […]
Genel Energy has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $19.88 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government ('KRG') for oil sales during March 2016. Genel's share of the gross Taq Taq payment is $10.93 million. As agreed with the KRG, sales into the local market and deliveries to the […]
By John Lee. Kurdistan's Qaiwan Group has secured two loans totalling $105 million to refinance part of the firm's investment in the 442-MW Bazian Power Plant (pictured). According to a report from Trade Arabia, Deutsche Bank has arranged an eight-year $75-million buyer credit, along with the Dubai branch of Lebanon's Bankmed. The finance is being […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy plc has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $12.6 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government ('KRG') for oil sales during February 2016. Genel's share of the gross Taq Taq payment is $6.9 million. As agreed with the KRG, sales into the local market […]
