By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has confirmed that Deputy Chair of the Board and interim Senior Independent Director David Thomas will assume the role of Interim Chair until further notice. The announcement follows the passing of Chairman Martin Angle earlier this week. In a statement, Jon Harris, Gulf Keystone's Chief Executive Officer, paid […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has announced its results for the half year ended 30 June 2024: Jon Harris, Gulf Keystone's Chief Executive Officer, said: "We have safely delivered a solid operational and financial performance in the first half of 2024, with robust local sales combined with sustained capital and cost discipline supporting […]
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) closed up more than six percent on Friday, after the company announced that it will pay an interim dividend. The company had cancelled its dividend in May 2023, follow disruption to oil exports from the Kurdistan Region. An increase in sales to local customers had allowed […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has just published details of its payments to governments for the year 2023: Introduction This report sets out details of the payments made to governments by Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd and its subsidiary undertakings ("Gulf Keystone") for the year ended 31 December 2023 as required under Disclosure and […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has said that local sales volumes have rebounded in recent weeks. It adds that sales for February are expected to be above expected monthly net capex and costs. Full statement from GKP: Update on Shaikan Field local sales & Notice of 2023 Full Year Results Gulf Keystone, a […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has announced management and board changes as follows: Ian Weatherdon to retire as Chief Financial Officer (CFO); Gabriel Papineau-Legris, currently Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), to replace Weatherdon as CFO; Kimberley Wood, Senior independent Director, resigns from the Board due to other commitments. Full statement from GKP: Management & […]
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 […]
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) provided an update on operational and corporate activity and the Company's upcoming 2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on Monaday: Operational & Corporate Update Following the shut-in of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline on 25 March 2023, production from the Shaikan Field remains shut-in. The suspension of exports has resulted in a gross production […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has just published details of its payments to governments for the year 2022: Introduction This report sets out details of the payments made to governments by Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd and its subsidiary undertakings ("Gulf Keystone") for the year ended 31 December 2022 as required under Disclosure and […]
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) were trading down more than seven percent on Thursday morning, after it issued an update on operational and corporate activity and 2023 guidance following the shut-in of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline on 25 March 2023. Jon Harris, Gulf Keystone's Chief Executive Officer, said: "Gulf Keystone was on […]
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) is providing an update on its announcement dated 27 March 2023 regarding the shut-in of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline on 25 March 2023 and suspension of exports. GKP announces that it expects to shut-in production processed at Production Facility 1 ("PF-1") today [Friday], while production flowing into Production Facility 2 ("PF-2") will […]
By John Lee. There has been a sharp sell-off in the shares of oil companies with interests in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday, following the arbitration ruling that has stopped oil exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq via pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan: Genel Energy, which has interests in the Tawke, Taq Taq […]
