By John Lee. The Province of Missan has emerged as a major oil producer in Iraq as more of its oil fields come on stream. Ali Muaarij, the head of Missan Oil Company, said foreign firms are developing these fields and currently the province produces 230,000 bpd. He said he expected the Missan fields to […]
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Iraq Discovers Another Billion Barrels of Oil
By John Lee. Iraq has announced that it has discovered deposits of crude oil equivalent to one billion barrels of oil, following the first exploration work by state-owned firms in almost 30 years. The new oil find in Maysan [Missan] province, near the border with Iran, and could potentially make a significant addition to Baghdad's […]
China May Build New $650m Iraq Oil Pipeline
By John Lee. The China Petroleum Pipeline (CPP) company is said to be close to winning a $650-million contract to build a pipeline linking the southern oilfields in Maysan province to the al-Fao [al Faw] storage depots. The chief of state-run Maysan Oil Company, Ali Maarij, told Reuters, that the line will expand the export […]
1,000 Housing Units for Maysan
By John Lee. The Governor of Maysan [Missan] province, Ali Dawai Lazim, has met the Planning Minister Ali Shukri (pictured) to discuss developments in the region. During the meeting, the Minister approved the allocation of funds to build 1,000 residential units in Maysan. (Source: AIN)
STX Wins $150m Power Plant Order
By John Lee. South Korea's STX Heavy Industries has said it has won a $150-million order to construct and operate a power plant in Amara, in Missan province. Under the turnkey contract signed with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity, STX will take responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the plant for a year after its […]
Maysan Province Seeks to Control Local Oil Fields
By John Lee. A member of the Energy Committee in Maysan Provincial Council has called on the Ministry of Oil to grant the province the right to take part in running the oil sector in the province, according to a report from AIN. Ammar Nasrallah told the news agency: "We call to apply the constitutional […]
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45 New Oil Wells Drilled in Maysan
By John Lee. The Missan Oil Company has announced the completion of 45 new oil wells in the province as well as the rehabilitation of a number of old wells. The Director General of the Company, Ali M'arij, told AIN that "the Chinese company PetroChina drilled 30 new oil wells and rehabilitated six old ones […]
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New Oilfield Discovered in Maysan
By John Lee. The Energy Committee of Maysan's Provincial Council has announced the discovery of an oil field in Ezair district, 70 km southwest of the city of Amara (pictured). The Committee's Chairman, Amer Nasrallah, told NINA that an exploratory well had been drilled to a depth of 4,260 meters at the Deemeh field, and […]
14 Wells Drilled at Bazargan Oil Field
The Director General of Missan Oil Company has announced that 14 of the 20 oil wells at Bazargan [Bazirgan] oil field have been drilled. He said that Weatherford accomplished the drilling operation in record time, and they were working on three of the remaining six wells. The wells have provided production capacity of 6,900 bpd. […]
Microsoft to Start e-Governance Projects in Maysan
By John Lee. Microsoft is reportedly about to start e-governance projects in Maysan. Suhair Al-Minshidawi, the Chairman of the e-governance Committee in Maysan province said in a press statement: "The representative of the company showed, during a meeting with her, his company's willingness to work in this field. "The projects include electronic systems specializing in […]
Oil Production at Starts at Halfaya
By John Lee. PetroChina and its partners Total and Petronas said on Wednesday that oil production has started at the Halfaya oil field in southern Iraq. Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Karim Elaibi [Luaibi] said the field will produce 100,000 barrels a day and reach 535,000 bpd in 2016. The consortium will be paid $1.40 for each […]
Shahristani tells Japex, Petronas to Speed up Development at Gharraf
By John Lee. The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Hussein al-Shahristani, has reportedly urged the consortium developing the Gharraf oilfield in Maysan province to speed up progress on the project. He also offered to help "eliminate the obstacles facing the work of the company", which is a venture between the Japanese JAPEX and […]