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DNO has reported oil flow at its Bastora-1 site in Iraqi Kurdistan. Drilling of exploration well Bastora-1 in the Erbil license commenced on 7 September. The well has been drilled to total depth of 3,600 meters. As previously reported hydrocarbons were observed while drilling through several of the prospective intervals. Two tests were undertaken in […]
Gulf Keystone has just put a new corporate video on its website. The film is very professional and gives an excellent overview of the company and its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan. Please click here to view the film.
DNO can confirm that export production tests at the Tawke oil field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq commenced on 2 February. At present, the tested volumes are around 10,000 bopd. The technical tests are being conducted in close coordination with the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Northern Oil Company to ensure a responsible and […]
Barham Salih, Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, said on Wednesday that the Region can employ an additional 25,000 people in 2011. The declaration came at the sidelines of the International Symposium for Kurdistan Health System Reform, currently underway in Erbil, according to the report from AKnews. The ministries of education and interior have priority for […]
By Thomas W. Donovan, Managing Partner at Iraq Law Alliance, PLLC. Introduction On December 20 2010 a new unity government was announced, whereby former Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki maintained his position and Iyad Allawi, who won the most seats in the March 2010 election, joined in a special power-sharing deal. Unsurprisingly, the upstream petroleum […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) signed a broad agreement with the Veneto region of Italy in Venice to strengthen political, economic, and cultural ties. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on behalf of Kurdistan Region’s President Masoud Barzani by his Chief of Staff Dr Fuad Hussein, and by the President of Veneto Region Luca […]
Overview Last week saw considerable violence in Iraq, particularly in Baghdad. There was also a spate of attacks in Mosul and two especially bloody bombings in Karbala. Over 100 fatalities and up to 250 injuries were recorded in total around the country. There was also an increase in targeted shootings in the capital, resuming a […]
Iraqi Kurdistan has not yet started exporting crude oil, despite a reported agreement that exports would resume from 1st February, Iraqi oil ministry sources said on Tuesday. Two top oil ministry officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Platts that there had been no additional oil supplied from two producing fields in the Kurdish region […]
Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s largest regional private sector natural gas company, has announced its preliminary financial results for the year ended 31st December 2010. Revenue from the sale of hydrocarbons increased to AED 1,785 million, with gross profit reaching AED 781 million. These figures represent increases of 40% and 79% respectively, compared to […]
Heritage Oil (LSE: HOIL), whose shares fell heavily on Wednesday following its descovery of a major gas field in Kurdistan, has updated it's corporate presentation. Please click here to download the full document.
Shares in Sterling Energy (LSE: SEY) rose 11% on Thursday after it stated it is ready to sidetrack and re-drill its Sangaw North-1 well in Kurdistan after recovering further 280 metres of drill pipe from the well after it ran into trouble in November. Interactive Investor quotes Keith Morris, analyst at Evo Securities, as saying: […]
Norwegian oil company DNO has issued a statement clarifying its position on exports from Kurdistan: In a Stock Exchange Notice released on 24 January 2011 DNO made reference to a press released published by the KRG on 22 January 2011, where amongst other things it was reported that the central government in Baghdad and the […]
