Tag Archives | Halfaya Gas Company (HGC)

Baker Hughes signs Deal to Reduce Gas Flaring in Iraq

By John Lee. US energy technology company Baker Hughes has announced an agreement with Iraq-based Halfaya Gas Company (HGC) to strengthen their collaboration for an innovative flare gas recovery system at the Bin Umar [Nahr Bin Umar, Nahr Ben Umar] gas processing plant in southeastern Iraq. The project will significantly reduce upstream flaring and transform […]

Baker Hughes to Collaborate on Reducing Gas Flaring in Iraq

By John Lee. Baker Hughes has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Halfaya Gas Company (HGC), with the objective of setting the basis to establish a collaboration for a gas flaring reduction project at the Nahr Bin Umar [Nahr Ben Umar] gas processing plant in southeastern Iraq. The signing took place in Washington, […]

Iraq Approves Loan Guarantees for major Gas Project

By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved sovereign guarantees totalling $3.25 billion, in relation to the development of the Nahr Bin Umar [Nahr Ben Umar] gas field in Basra. It also exempted the special purpose company Halfaya Gas Company Ltd. (HGC), which was established to develop the field, from the requirement to submit two […]

Contracts Signed to Develop Iraq's Nahr Bin Umar Field

By John Lee. The South Gas Company (SGC) and Halfaya Gas Company (HGC) have signed a contract for the development and processing of gas from the Nahr Bin Umar field, with a capacity of 150 million standard cubic feet per day. Deputy Prime Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani emphasized the project's contribution to the national economy […]

Iraqi Cabinet Approves Terms for Nahr Bin Umar Project

By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has endorsed the Energy Ministerial Council's recommendation (No. 23093 for 2023) regarding the gas investment project in the Nahr Bin Umar field. The key points include: Recommending the exclusion of the gas investment project from Cabinet Decision No. 245 of 2019, amended by Cabinet Decision No. 23374 of 2023, […]