The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has said it is investigating a senior official who may have given “confidential data for oil and gas blocks” to a London-based company. In a statement, the MNR said that a London-based company is promoting itself to potential investors as a new upstream investment vehicle focussed on […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone (GKP) has confirmed today that a gross payment of $15.0 million has been received from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for Shaikan crude oil export sales in July 2016. The company said in a statement that it and the KRG's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) continue to work towards agreeing […]
A new Funding Facility for Economic Reform is being established to accelerate reforms in the Kurdistan Region The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement today in Erbil with the Ministry of Planning of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to establish a new Funding Facility for Economic Reform (FFER). FFER will be used to […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $23.37 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government ('KRG') for oil sales during July 2016. Genel's net share of the payment is $12.85 million. The payment reflects full settlement of the invoiced amount for July 2016 oil […]
President Masoud Barzani received a military and diplomatic delegation from the United States. The delegation was headed by Tony Blinken, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. The delegation also included Brett McGurk, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The meeting was initiated by Deputy […]
Gulf Keystone Petroleum has issued the details of the payments made to governments for the year ended 31 December 2015, as required under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Basis for preparation Total payments below £86,000 made to a government are excluded from this report as permitted under the Regulations. […]
In his meeting with the KRG Minister of Foreign Relations, Ambassador of Ukraine to Iraq Mr. Anatolii Marynts announced the decision of the government of Ukraine to open an honorary consulate in the Kurdistan Region in a near future. The Ambassador expressed his government’s desire to further broaden ties with the Kurdistan Region in various […]
Mr. Dominique Mas, the new Consul General of the Republic of France to the Kurdistan Region, was received today by the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa. Minister Bakir congratulated Mr. Mas and assured him that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stands ready to extend to him all the necessary support […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has published its monthly production and export revenue overview for August 2016. During the month it exported 412k bpd from the Turkish port of Ceyhan, down from the previous month’s figure, at an average price of $32.44 per barrel, bringing in revenue of $414 million. Please click here to view or […]
By John Lee. Trading sources have told Reuters that Baghdad's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) and Kurdistan have resumed joint exports of crude oil from the giant Kirkuk oil field. The field normally delivers 150,000 barrels per day via the Turkish port of Ceyhan (pictured). Exports have been suspended since March in a dispute over […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Falling oil prices over the past year has caused a cash crisis in oil producing countries, including Iraq. The fall in oil revenue has exacerbated a political disagreement between federal government leaders in […]
By Simon Kent. Two recent reports point to the possibility of an imminent oil deal between Baghdad and Erbil over revenues and exports, following the breakdown of the fourth revenue and exports deal in early 2015. In an interview with Kurdish publication Rudaw, KRG spokesman Safeen Dizayee (pictured) noted that there was a positive view of new Iraqi Minister […]
