By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Dedication, Preface, and Introduction of IPSC Project' New Book Ahmed Mousa Jiyad Norway My newest book in the Iraq Petroleum Sector Chronicle Project- IPSCP has been released this month; it is […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has agreed to approve the contract for TotalEnergies' integrated gas development project with some amendments, as follows: The government's participation will be amended from 40 percent to 30 percent in accordance with Cabinet Resolutions (361 and 480 of 2021) to facilitate the signing of related agreements and resolve the […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will Iraq Finally Revive This Mothballed Megaproject? For several years now, Iraq has been able to access all the technology required to turn part of its abundant crude oil and/or […]
Writing in Oil Price, Simon Watkins argues that the decision by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court to invalidate the establishment of the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) opens the way for new investment from international oil companies (IOCs) into Iraq. Click here to read the full article.
By John Lee. Iraq's Federal Supreme Court has invalidated the Cabinet decision to set up the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC). According to a statement from the Court, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Cabinet Decision No. 109 of 2020, and Decision No. 211 of 2021, are in breach of the constitution. The full judgement, in […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismail, has stressed the importance of developing the Eridu (Arido) oilfield in Block 10, which is in the Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces. This came during a meeting with Lukoil's Vice President for Central Asia, Middle East, and North African affairs, Stepan Gorgi, and his […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil is increasing its in-house capacity to maintain its export terminals in southern Iraq, with the acquisition of new purpose-built ships. The Executive Director of the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC), Hamid Younis, said that Safwan (pictured) will arrive in the coming days. It has the capability to assist […]
By John Lee. The First Vice President of the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC), Hamid Younis, has said that oil production in Iraq can be increased to 5-to-8 million barrels per day (bpd) "during the coming years." He is quoted in a statement from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, following a meeting that he chaired […]
By John Lee. Pertamina, the Indonesian state-owned energy company, will reportedly buy an additional 10 percent stake in the West Qurna 1 oilfield from ExxonMobil. The Deputy Director-General of the Basra Oil Company (BOC), Hassan Muhammad Hassan, told the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the agrreement, "is subject to the signing of the settlement […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has denied seizing the Bai Hassan and Dawd Gurg oil fields in Kirkuk from the Iraqi federal government's Ministry of Oil. On Saturday, the North Oil Company (NOC), which is owned by the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC), claimed that the KRG took over the fields in […]
By John Lee. The Cabinet held its regular meeting on Tuesday, under the chairmanship by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. In the presence of the Governor of Najaf, Mr. Majid Al-Waeli, the Cabinet agreed a number of measures to improve public services in Najaf: Construction of a second bridge in the Abbasid district Completion of Ya […]
By John Lee. The President of the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) has laid the foundation stone for the $594-million crude oil processing plant at Block 9, within the Al-Fayha Oil Field in Basra Province. Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail said that the development is important for the production of light oil, with a target for this […]
