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Pipeline Closure Hits Genel Energy Revenues

By John Lee. Genel Energy plc has announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2023. Paul Weir (pictured), Chief Executive of Genel, said: "We have continued the journey that we commenced in 2022 to, firstly, refocus the business on areas where it can be profitable and deliver shareholder value and, secondly, optimise […]

Genel Energy Update on Oil Reserves

By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued an updated on oil reserves across its portfolio: Working interest oil reserves (MMbbls) 1P 2P 3P 31 December 2022 68.9 92.2 125.6 Production (4.5) (4.5)   (4.5) Revision of previous estimates (1.0)  4.0   (1.8) Acquisitions and disposals   - (2.7)   (8.4) 31 December 2023 63.4 88.9 […]

Genel Energy Cuts Costs; Arbitration Case to Start Soon

By John Lee. UK-listed Genel Energy has said that it has cut all non-essential activity and significantly reduced spend, while developing a new source of income through domestic sales in the Kurdistan Region. Meanwhile, an arbitration hearing into the termination of the Miran and Bina Bawi production sharing contracts (PSCs) is scheduled to start in […]

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 […]

Genel Energy Q3 Results

Genel Energy plc Trading and operations update Genel Energy plc ('Genel' or 'the Company') issues the following trading and operations update in respect of the third quarter and first nine months of 2023. Paul Weir, Chief Executive of Genel, said: "Despite encouraging comments from senior politicians, the Iraq-Türkiye pipeline remains shut. Good progress has been […]

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 […]

Iraq-Turkey Oil Pipeline "Nearly Ready"; Turkey to Appeal to ICC

By John Lee. The Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which is also the main route for oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan, will reportedly soon be ready to resume operations. Various media sources quote the Turkish Energy Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar (pictured), as saying that earthquake-damage assessments are nearing completion. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) closed the day […]

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 […]