Tag Archives | Dohuk

Murphy Oil to Explore in Kurdistan

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) announced on Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Murphy Central Dohuk Oil Co., Ltd., has finalized an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq (KRG) to acquire an interest in the Central Dohuk block. Murphy will operate and hold a 50% interest in the block. The Central Dohuk block covers approximately 619 […]

Genel Enerji Sells Iraq Oilfield Stakes for $175m

Turkish oil company Genel Enerji AS has reportedly agreed to sell part of its stake in three northern Iraq oilfields to South Korea’s UI Energy Corp. for more than $175 million [210 billion Iraqi dinars]. BusinessWeek reports that Genel Enerji will sell 5 percent stakes in the Dohuk and Tawke fields and 10 percent of […]

Production Up at DNO's Kurdistan Oilfield

DNO's shares were up 0.9% in mid-morning trading on the Oslo stock exchange, following the release of July production figures. DNO’s working interest production increased from 23,478 bopd in June to 27,279 bopd in July, and net entitlement production increased from 15,135 to 17,621 bopd. The increase is mainly due to higher deliveries of crude […]

Kurdistan to Get Additional 500MW Early 2011

The Spokesman of Kurdistan Electricity Ministry declared that the completion of Dohuk's power generating station will cover the power requirements of Kurdistan. Dohuk's 500 megawatt power generating station is comprised of four units, each producing 125 megawatts, Diyar Baban told AKnews on Thursday One of the units is expected to be ready by the end […]