Tag Archives | Demir Dagh

Oryx Petroleum "Largely Unaffected" by Unrest

By John Lee. Oryx Petroleum Corporation announced a production and drilling update on Monday for the Demir Dagh field in the Hawler license area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, including test results for the Demir Dagh-6 appraisal well (“DD-6”). Oryx Petroleum is the operator and has a 65% participating and working interest in the […]

Oryx Petroleum First Sales from Demir Dagh

By John Lee. Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited has announced that it has sold its first offtakes of crude oil into the domestic market from the Demir Dagh field in the Hawler license area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Oryx Petroleum is the operator and has a 65 percent participating and working interest in the […]

Oryx Petroleum Makes Oil Discovery

By John Lee. Oryx Petroleum has announced two positive updates on its operations in the Hawler license area in Iraqi Kurdistan, in which the company has a 65 perccent participating and working interest: Testing of the DD-4 appraisal well on the Demir Dagh field  achieved expected flow rates and confirmed reservoir and fluid characteristics. Henry Legarre […]

Oryx Declares Demir Dagh "Commercial"

Oryx Petroleum has announced that it has determined that the Demir Dagh 2 well discovery is a Commercial Discovery pursuant to the terms of the Erbil Production Sharing Contract. Oryx Petroleum is currently undertaking an extensive appraisal program in relation to the full Demir Dagh field, and will continue to undertake such appraisal activities through […]

Oryx Updates on Kurdistan Operations

 By John Lee. Oryx Petroleum has announced an update on its drilling activities at Banan and Demir Dagh in the Hawler license area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The company the operator and has a 65 percent participating and working interest in the Hawler license area. Commenting today, Henry Legarre (pictured), Oryx Petroleum’s Chief […]

Oryx Plots Path to Oil Production

By John Lee. As part of its results for Q3 2013, Oryx Petroleum gave the following update on its Iraqi operations: Demir Dagh Appraisal - The Corporation has significantly progressed its appraisal plan for the Demir Dagh discovery. Oryx Petroleum has a 65% participating and working interest in the Hawler license area. Key highlights include […]

Oryx Updates on Kurdistan Operations

Oryx Petroleum has announced an update on its activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Chief Executive Officer, Michael Ebsary (pictured), stated: "We continue to make great progress on all fronts in our Hawler license area. Progress continues towards first production from the Demir Dagh discovery with an early production facility now contracted and we […]

Oryx Petroleum Reveals Kurdistan Plans

By John Lee. Bloomberg reports that Oryx Petroleum Corp. (OXC) is to drill a well at its Banan site in Iraqi Kurdistan in the third quarter. The company, Canada’s newest publicly traded oil explorer, is hoping to find out of the site has the same type of reserves as its Demir Dagh discovery, which has 160 million […]