By John Lee. The Basra Gas Company (BGC) -- a joint venture between the state-run South Gas Company (SGC), Shell and Mitsubishi -- is processing around 400 million cubic feet per day (mcfd) of gas, and is on track to treat 2 billion cubic feet per day by 2017. SGC general director, Ali Khudhier, told […]
WorleyParsons has been awarded a three year contract by Shell Gas Iraq BV to provide project management support and services for the rehabilitation of gas facilities and infrastructure that are part of the scope of Basrah Gas Company (BGC). In November 2011, as part of a push to make better use of its gas resources, […]
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 […]
