By John Lee. Shares in Genel Energy were trading up 10 percent on Friday morning after the compay announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $16.3 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil exported through the Kurdistan Region of Iraq-Turkey pipeline. Genel's share of the gross Taq Taq […]
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) were up 28 percent on the London market this morning, after the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources clarified its export payment plan for foreign oil companies. Other companies with exposure to Iraqi Kurdistan, includingn Genel Energy and DNO, also saw their shares rise significantly. […]
KRG Ministers and officials participated on Wednesday at the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) London Business Forum on United Kingdom - Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Business Opportunities and Knowledge Transfer. The forum was organised by IBBC in collaboration with the Kurdistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce, and sponsored by Genel Energy and UB Group. The […]
By John Lee. Shares in Genel Energy were down 10 percent in early trading on Wednesday, after the company issued a trading and operations update in advance of the Company's full-year 2015 results, which are scheduled for release on 3 March 2016. Murat Özgül (pictured), Chief Executive of Genel, said: "2015 was a very challenging […]
By John Lee. In its trading update this morning, Genel Energy gave the following plans for its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan: The majority of planned activity and capital expenditure in the KRI is discretionary, which confers significant flexibility. The Company will leverage this flexibility and match activity to the level of cash proceeds received from […]
Genel Energy has announced that Sir Graham Hearne has indicated his intention to retire from the Board of Genel Energy at the 2016 AGM. In addition Genel Energy has today appointed Simon Lockett as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. He will also become a member of the Remuneration and HSSE Committees of the […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) in conjunction with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are hosting a one-day London Business Forum to exchange information on business opportunities in Kurdistan and the United Kingdom. The event will be held on the 20th January 2016 at The English-Speaking Union, Dartmouth […]
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today confirmed receipt of USD 30 million as partial payment towards oil exported from the Tawke field by the Kurdistan Regional Government. The payment, to be shared pro-rata with Tawke license partner Genel Energy plc, is the fourth such monthly payment since September 2015. (Source: DNO)
By John Lee. Genel Energy has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $30 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government ('KRG') for oil exported through the Kurdistan Region of Iraq-Turkey pipeline. This represents the fourth export payment by the KRG since payments recommenced in September 2015. Genel's share of […]
By John Lee. DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today confirmed receipt of USD 30 million to be shared pro-rata with its partner Genel Energy plc as a partial payment towards oil exported from the Tawke field by the Kurdistan Regional Government. The payment is the third such monthly payment received in 2015. […]
By John Lee. The Chairman of Genel Energy has said that the KRG will begin exporting natural gas to Turkey within two or three years. Tony Hayward (pictured) told the Atlantic Council conference in Istanbul that 20 billion cubic metres will hit the Turkish market by 2020, with KRG Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami saying […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has announced the sale of a 20 percent participating interest in the Chia Surkh Production Sharing Contract ('PSC') to Petoil Inc. As consideration for the sale of the 20% interest, Petoil will carry Genel's share of the costs associated with the Chia Surkh-12 ('CS-12') appraisal well. The total cost of […]
