By John Lee. DNO International has announced that two new high rate horizontal wells are now pumping oil at the Tawke filed in the Kurdish region. The combined rate of production of both wells is 37,000 bpd. By the year's end DNO expect to have 9 wells operational in the field, which they hold a […]
The deputy head of the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC), Mohammad Reza Takayedi, has said that an agreement has been signed under which Iranian drilling engineers will train Iraqi technicians. Tayakedi also said that the NIDC is seeking to operate drilling projects on an engineering, procurement and drilling (EPD) basis. The NIDC operates over 70 drilling […]
By John Lee. Russia's Gazprom Neft has picked a contractor to drill six production wells in the Badra field in Iraq which it operates. China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Co., Ltd (ZPEC) has won the tender. The contract includes engineering, procurement and drilling of wells. Two rigs will start drilling in March 2014. […]
By John Lee. Kuwait Energy and Dragon Oil have secured a rig from the Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) to spud an exploratory well at Block 9 in Basra Province by the end of the year. In parallel, the consortium has selected a provider for Environmental Impact Assessment, Environment Base Line Survey and contractors to perform de-mining […]
By John Lee. The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) has signed an agreement with the Iraqi Drilling Company under which Iran will provide personnel training and supervision of Iraqi drilling operations. According to a report from Iran's PressTV, the agreement was signed by NIDC Managing Director Hamid-Reza Golpayegani and Deputy Director-General of the Iraqi Drilling […]
By John Lee. Iraq has awarded oil drilling deals with a combined value of $348 million. Associated Press reports that Weatherford picked up two drilling contracts, one for nearly $95 million and another for $82.4 million. Another contract worth $96.7 million went to China's Bohai, while COSL, a division of the China National Offshore Oil […]
By John Lee. The Missan Oil Company (MOC) has announced that new oil rigs are being installed at the Halfaya oil field to increase the number of new wells in the second stage of developing the field. The Director General of the company said that two new rigs belonging to PetroChina have already arrived and […]
By John Lee. The head of the joint management committee at the giant Rumaila oilfield has told Reuters that BP will issue tenders for the drilling of 150 new oil wells in the second half of this year. Salah Mohammad said there would be three tenders of 50 wells each, and added that 300 wells […]
By John Lee. Singapore-listed KS Energy (KSE) signed a contract recently to supply its KS Discoverer 4 land rig (pictured) to the Taq Taq Operating Company (TTOPCO) in Kurdistan. The rig will be contracted for one year or until the completion of one exploration well and two development wells, whichever is later. TTOPCO has the […]
By John Lee. The Missan Oil Company has finished drilling one of the new wells at the al Halfaya field. Director General of the company, Ali Imurig Soadj, said that the BOHI company, contracted by Petrochina, completed the HF-107-K107 well at the al Mushrif reservoir. Thirty-five wells have been drilled at Halfaya, including 8 old […]
By John Lee. Missan Oil Company has announced that the US company Weatherford has successfully completed an oil well at the Bazargan field. It has also rehabilitated another well in the same field, and one at the Faqa oil field. According to a report from AIN, this brings the number of wells Weatherford completed at […]
Advertising Feature Douglas-Westwood conducts comprehensive industry study into Iraq and Kurdistan Drilling and Oilfield Services market 2012-2016 The potential scale of the Iraqi oil sector is unprecedented in modern times, and represents a significant opportunity for the drilling and oilfield service industry. However, limited historical information, coupled with the highly complex political situation make accessing […]
