By John Lee. Canadian oil development and exploration company ShaMaran Petroleum has announced that it restarted operations at its Atrush field in Iraqi Kurdistan this week, selling oil to a local refinery via pipeline. In its statement for the nine months nine months ended 30th September, the company said it remains focused on cost control […]
By John Lee. According to state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), Iraq's Ambassador to Ankara announced yesterday (Thursday) that Turkey has agreed to resume oil exports via the Iraq Turkey Pipeline (ITP). It quotes Majid Al-Lajmawi as saying, "Turkish side agreed to immediately resume oil exports from the Iraqi-Turkish oil pipeline." This follows a statement to […]
By Julianne Geiger for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Oil Tensions Mount As Iraq Contradicts Turkey's Export Claims While Turkey said on Monday that Iraqi oil exports would resume this week through a stalled oil pipeline, Iraq is saying […]
By John Lee. Turkey's Energy Minister has said that the Iraq-Turkey pipeline (ITP), which has been out of operation since a court ruling in March, will be re-started this week. Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday: "The oil pipeline, which was damaged in the devastating earthquake in February and the subsequent flood, […]
By John Lee. The United States has emphasized the urgency of reopening the Iraq-Turkiye Pipeline (ITP) as soon as possible. Full statement from The White House: Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk and Deputy Assistant and Senior Advisor to the President for Energy […]
By John Lee. Canadian oil development and exploration company ShaMaran Petroleum has suspended its 2023 guidance due to uncertainties resulting from the closure of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) to Ceyhan, and other challenges in Iraqi Kurdistan. Full statement from ShaMaran Petroleum: ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. ("ShaMaran" or the "Company") (TSXV: SNM) and (Nasdaq First North Growth […]
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. Iraq Unwilling To Resume Crude Exports From Kurdistan To Turkey It is easy to lose sight of the wood for the trees sometimes in the complex world of global oil. […]
By John Lee. Share in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) were trading up nearly 7 percent this morning (Wednesday), follow a fall that saw the shares down 25 percent at one point yesterday. In an operational and corporate update, the company said it has, "commenced local sales in July and partially restarted Shaikan Field production, increasing […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued a presentation relating to its half-year results to the end of June. Click here to download. (Source: Genel Energy)
By John Lee. Revenues at Genel Energy have, as expected, fallen sharply as a result of the closure of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) which brings oil from Northern Iraq to Turkiye's port of Ceyhan. In its unaudited results for the period ended 30 June 2023, Paul Weir, Chief Executive of Genel, said: "The closure of […]
By John Lee. The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) has said that spending on the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan has been cut by $400 million as a result of the closure of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline (ITP). Full statement from APIKUR: The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) notes that […]
By John Lee. Canadian oil development and exploration company ShaMaran Petroleum has announced that all non-essential capital expenditures in the Atrush block (pictured) have been cancelled or postponed, while it engages with bondholders to seek additional balance-sheet flexibility. The company's operations remain heavily impacted by the continued closure of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline (ITP), connecting Iraq's […]
