Tag Archives | Iraqi Oil Exploration Company

Bashneft Completes Surveys at Block 12

Russia's Bashneft has completed field seismic surveys at Block 12 as part of the geological exploration programme approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. The Oil Exploration Company, an Iraqi company specializing in geological and geophysical exploration, which won the open tender in the spring of 2014, has been employed as a contractor to conduct […]

Surprise Oil Find in Iraq

Iraq's Oil Ministry announced on Wednesday that it has discovered a new oil field in the Missan [Maysan] province, and described it as the biggest achivement in 30 years. According to the report from AKnews, the Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi [Elaibi] told a press conference: "Iraqi Oil Company and the Southern Oil Company […]

Schlumberger Wins Gazprom's Badra Drilling Contract

Gazprom Neft has chosen Schlumberger to drill the first wells in the Badra oil deposit development project in Iraq, reports Oil Voice. The contract will last three years, and will involve three drilling rigs, with the drilling of the first appraisal and development wells expected to be completed in early 2012. A total of 11 […]