By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has confirmed that operations at the Nasiriya and Gharaf gas fields project will begin on schedule in the first quarter of 2027. In a statement, it said the installation of specialised equipment has begun, in collaboration with Baker Hughes. China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC) is also […]
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 Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. China Poised To Take Further Control Of Iraq's Key Southern Oil Assets China is over the halfway mark in completing its strategically vital oil project in the critical Iraqi energy […]
By John Lee. China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corp (CPECC) has reportedly signed a contract for the design, procurement, construction and testing of new crude oil processing facilities at Iraq's giant Rumaila oilfield. According to a report from the China International Contractors Association, the facility in Mishrif Qurainat (MQ) is the first new crude oil […]
UK-based pump company Amarinth has delivered four API 610 VS4 vertical pumps with Plan 53B seal support systems for the Oil Train 5 Project at Garraf oilfield. Located at the northwest of Al-Refaei, approximately 85 kilometers north of the City of Nasiriya, half way between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the southeast of Iraq, […]
Turkish oil and gas services company Ergil has been awarded a design, engineering, fabrication, and testing contract by China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation ( CPECC), for Petronas' Garraf oil field. The company says it has completed designing, manufacturing and supplying of 12 units 320-bar high-pressure pig receivers and launchers, 28 units pig signallers, 12 […]
By John Lee. In its final results for the year ended 31st December 2012, oil and gas service provider Petrofac issued the following updates on its operations in Iraq: Badra oilfield development project, Iraq In February 2012, we were awarded a US$330 million lump-sum EPC contract by Gazprom for the first phase of the Badra […]
By John Lee. Petrofac has won a further inspection, maintenance and repair contract for the Rumaila oil field in Southern Iraq with its joint venture partner, China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC). The US$229 million contract was awarded by BP Iraq NV (BP), via the Rumaila Operating Organisation (ROO), following a competitive tender. The […]
The head of the state-run Missan Oil Company, Ali Maarij, has said that the China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC), the engineering and construction subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), has drilled 13 new wells at the Halfaya oil field, and plans to drill 17 more by the end of the year, […]
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC), the engineering and construction subsidiary of China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), have established a new strategic joint venture, China Petroleum Petrofac Engineering Services (CPPES). Based in Sharjah, UAE, the joint venture will provide project management and engineering services […]
Update, RBC Capital Markets opinion: albeit the size of the contract is not material compared to Petrofac's backlog, we believe that any positive developments from Iraq should be seen as a positive step for Petrofac. This region becomes increasingly strategic, especially for the newly created Integrated Energy Services (IES). This contract award follows the EPC […]
