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DNO Kurdistan Production Rebounds, but Prices are Lower

By John Lee. DNO has reported an average net production of 52,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). Production in Iraqi Kurdistan contributed 34,900 boepd. Gross production from the DNO-operated Tawke license has rebounded to an average of 80,000 boepd by the end of the year, following the pipeline shutdown in March 2023. The […]

DNO Confirms Q3 2023 Local Oil Sales in Iraqi Kurdistan

By John Lee. DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, will publish its Q4 2023 operating and interim financial results on 8 February at 07:00 (CET). A videoconference call with executive management will follow at 14:00 (CET). The Company issues below an update on production and sales volumes for the quarter as well as […]

WesternZagros Resources joins APIKUR

By John Lee. WesternZagros Resources has joined the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR), becoming its seventh member. According to a statement from APIKUR: WesternZagros is a privately held American owned company with offices in Calgary, Canada, and in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It has invested over $1 […]

Oil Firms Excluded from Kurdistan Oil Talks

By John Lee. International oil companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan have been excluded from ongoing discussions regarding the production and export of oil from the Region, according to the trade body representing them. A statement from the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) on Tuesday said: "APIKUR member companies -- which represent the […]

Oil Output Increases at DNOs Kurdistan Fields

By John Lee. DNO has confirmed that production continues to increase at its fields in Iraqi Kurdistan, with output so far in the fourth quarter averaging double the level of the third quarter. However, the company added that APIKUR members will "not be in a position to produce oil for pipeline exports until it is […]

DNO announces Q3 Iraq Oil Production

By John Lee. DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, will publish its Q3 2023 operating and interim financial results on 9 November at 07:00 (CET). A videoconference call with executive management will follow at 10:00 (CET). The Company issues below an update on production and sales volumes for the quarter as well as […]

DNO Appoints New Managing Director

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced that Christopher Spencer has been appointed Managing Director of the Company as Bjørn Dale steps down as part of a planned management transition initiated last year. Mr. Spencer has been DNO's Chief Operating Officer since 2021. Before joining DNO six years ago, he served as […]

IOCs in Iraqi Kurdistan insist on Visibility on Payments

By John Lee. An industry group representing international oil companies (IOCs) in Iraqi Kurdistan has said that, even if the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) is reopened, its members will not produce oil until it is clear how they will be paid. While welcoming recent discussions between Iraq and Turkey on the possible reopening of the line, […]

DNO Re-Starts Oil Production at Tawke

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported that production from its flagship Tawke field in Kurdistan has been restarted following a four-month shut-in triggered by the closure of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline export route. Production was restarted last month to conduct well integrity tests and synchronize reservoir models but has continued in response […]

Call for Production Sharing Contracts in Iraqi Kurdistan to be honoured

By John Lee. An industry group representing international oil companies (IOCs) in Iraqi Kurdistan has urged the Iraqi Federal Government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to honour their production sharing contracts (PSCs). The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) added that it wants those rights to be incorporated into Iraq's […]

Kurdistan IOCs push for Reopening of Oil Pipeline

By John Lee. The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) has said that spending on the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan has been cut by $400 million as a result of the closure of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline (ITP). Full statement from APIKUR: The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) notes that […]