By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved the recommendation of the Energy Ministerial Council for the construction of a third offshore oil export pipeline, sometimes referred to as "Sealine 3" or "SL-3". The 48-inch pipeline will have a capacity of 2 million barrels per day (bpd), and is planned to be completed in 400 […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has reportedly allocated approximately $417 million to build a third offshore oil export pipeline. State-owned Basra Oil Company (BOC) is said to have signed a ontract with the Dutch company Royal Boskalis, to build the two-million-bpd facility. (Sources: INA, Reuters, Kurdistan24)
By John Lee. Dutch company Royal Boskalis Westminster has signed a 'memorandum of principles' to construct an industrial island for the Basra Oil Company (BOC) in Iraq's territorial waters in the Gulf. Iraqi oil minister Thamir Ghadhban said the project will add export capacity of 3 million barrels per day (bpd). The Dutch Ambassador to […]
By John Lee. Reuters has reported that the Iraqi government has authorised the Ministry for Oil to sign an initial agreement with Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster to build an "offshore oil export installation". IBN's requests to the company for confirmation have not been returned. (Source: Reuters)
Iraq is pursuing major infrastructure projects to add millions of barrels per day of export capacity, in an effort to keep pace with ambitious plans to raise production. In the short term, the Oil Ministry is looking to jump-start work on a long-delayed pipeline contract with the Australian company Leighton Offshore. Beyond that, Iraq is […]
