By John Lee. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz (pictured) has remarked at a press conference that the country is ready to export oil from storage tanks at Ceyhan, once they have reached their capacity of 2.5 million barrels. Baghdad is currently opposed to such a move, and minister Yildiz has expressed a desire for the […]
By John Lee. Following remarks by Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussein al-Shahristani (pictured) that Kurdish Regional Government oil exports will go through the State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) officials from the KRG have moved to clarify that this is not in fact the case. KRG spokesman Safeen Dizayee remarked to reporters that while discussions […]
According to Iraq Oil Report, the Ukrainian firm K&M Ltd. is tipped to win a $230-million contract to replace one of the two pipelines of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP). If the firm has been selected by the North Oil Company (NOC) as its preferred contractor, the decision would still need the endorsement of the Oil […]
