By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has commenced drilling operations for the first well in an 18-well project at the Southern East Baghdad oil field, in cooperation with China's EBS Petroleum, a body registered in Iraq to conduct the petroleum operations on behalf of China's ZhenHua Oil, The project aims to boost national […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Council of Ministers has approved a modification to the contract area of the East Baghdad Oil Field - Southern Region, adding 95 km² west of the Diyala River. According to the Media Office of the Prime Minister, this expansion aims to exploit an estimated 710 million barrels of crude oil […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Midland [Middle] Oil Company (MdOC) has reportedly announced the discovery of a significant oil reserve in the East Baghdad field. The discovery was made in collaboration with EBS Petroleum, a body registered in Iraq to conduct petroleum operations on behalf of China's ZhenHua Oil, According to state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced the commencement of drilling the 100th well in the East Baghdad Field (Southern Zone). Operated by Midland Oil Company and EBS Petroleum, a body registered in Iraq to conduct the petroleum operations on behalf of China's ZhenHua Oil, this marks Iraq's first horizontally drilled well in […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully completed drilling two oil wells, one in the East Baghdad South field and another in the Bazargan South field (part of the Maysan fields). Deputy General Manager Kazem Habash Khalif stated that the company continues to implement its ambitious plans using advanced drilling techniques while […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced the completion of its first multilateral oil well in the Southern East Baghdad field, using modern drilling technology. Deputy Minister for Extraction Affairs, Bassem Mohammed Khudair, highlighted the rapid drilling and doubled production capacity achieved at a low economic cost. The project, operated by China's EBS […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully completed the drilling of oil well EBS-64 as part of the contract with the Chinese company Zhenhua, aiming to drill 27 oil wells at the East Baghdad field. The operation, conducted in collaboration with China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), a division of the China National […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully completed the drilling of the EBSH-54 oil well at the East Baghdad field. The well was drilled to a depth of 3,636 meters, as part of a contract with EBS Petroleum to drill 27 oil wells at the field in collaboration with China Oilfield Services […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully conducted the first coring operation in the Southern part of the East Baghdad Field, specifically in the Hartha Formation. EBS Petroleum, the Chinese field operator, reported that through the detailed analysis of the oil and gas evidence from the core samples, achieving a 100% success […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani (pictured), visited the East Baghdad oil field in Nahrawan and Suwayrah regions, expressing a commitment to increase crude oil production and invest in associated gas. The field currently produces 30,000 barrels per day, with a peak production goal of 40,000 barrels per day under the 2018 […]
