John Teeling, Chairman of Petrel Resources, made the following comments on the company's Iraqi operations in its preliminary results for the Year Ended 31 December 2011: "First formed in the 1980's to explore offshore Ireland, Petrel entered into Iraq in 1999. We worked diligently with the Iraqi Oil Ministry and in 2002 agreed an exploration […]
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Petrel Applies to Participate in 4th Oil Licensing Round
Petrel Resources has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2010: Highlights: The Subba and Luhais oil field development contract in Iraq is virtually completed. Petrel has received all US$7 million due from the sale of the Company's shareholding in Subba and Luhais. Petrel maintains a 10% profit interest. Petrel has applied […]
Shares in Petrel Jump on Iraq Update
Shares in Petrel Resources (AIM:PET) jumped 11% this morning following the company's update on its operations in Iraq. The board announced that Petrel has received the final US$2.5m payment due in relation to the Engineering, Procurement and Supervision of Services (EPC) contract on the Subba and Luhais oil field development. The company retains a 10% […]
Petrel's Shares Jump 14%; Focus "Remains Firmly on Iraq"
Shares in Petrel Resources (LSE: PET) were up 14% this morning following the release of its interim results. Chairman John Teeling confirms that "the focus of Petrel remains firmly on Iraq, but the parameters of operating in the country are changing", and reflects in his summary on Petrel's continuing 'Iraqi odyssey': Interim Results for the […]
New Quarterly Production Targets for Basra's Oilfields
Iraq's South Oil Company, working with the IOCs, has set quarterly production targets for the country's southern oilfields for 2011, according to documents obtained by Reuters. Production is targeted reach an average of nearly 2.3m bpd by Q4 2011. Oilfields Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Rumaila 1,175,000 1,201,000 1,226,000 1,250,000 West Qurna 1 260,000 270,000 285,000 […]
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The Best Place in the World for Oil
At Monday’s AGM of Petrel Resources (LON:PET), the Dublin-based oil exploration company, managing director David Horgan told investors that Iraq is "the best place in the world for oil". “Petrel has raised a total of US$15 million or £10 million from 1994 to date ... It has operated continually in Iraq since 1999 and has […]