By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced the commencement of drilling the 100th well in the East Baghdad Field (Southern Zone). Operated by Midland Oil Company and EBS Petroleum, a body registered in Iraq to conduct the petroleum operations on behalf of China's ZhenHua Oil, this marks Iraq's first horizontally drilled well in […]
By John Lee. The Deputy Minister of Oil for Extraction, Mr. Bassem Mohammed Khudair, met with Mr. Fan Jianbang, CEO of the Chinese company Geo-Jade Petroleum, along with his accompanying delegation, on Sunday. Discussions focused on the development of the Naft Khana oil field in Diyala Province, operated by Geo-Jade on behalf of the Midland […]
By John Lee. Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) has laid the foundation stone for the Wasit Oil Authority building, a project aimed at enhancing administrative and organizational performance within the Midland [Middle] Oil Company. The project spans 6 dunams (approximately 15,000 square meters) and includes a three-story building covering 1,100 square meters, along […]
By John Lee. Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has announced that its subsidiary, PPL Asia E&P B.V. (PPL Asia), has reached what it describes as "a mutually favourable settlement" with Iraq's state-owned Middle Oil Company, successfully concluding all matters relating to the Exploration, Development, and Production Service Contract (EDPSC) for Block-8 in in the Diyala and […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Ministry has signed a contract with China's Geo-Jade Petroleum for a 2D and 3D seismic survey of the Naft Khana oil block in Diyala Province. According to a statement from the Ministry, the signing ceremony took place at the Ministry's headquarters on Sunday. The Ministry's Extraction Affairs Deputy, Bassem Mohammed […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministerial Council for Energy has recommended proceeding with the signing of a preliminary contract for the Mansuriyah gas field between the Ministry of Oil's Middle Oil Company [Midland Oil Company] and a consortium consisting of China's Jereh Group and a company referred to as "Petro Iraq". According to a statement from […]
By John Lee. The Director General of Midland Oil Company emphasized the company's commitment to providing a conducive investment environment for successful global companies in the fifth licensing round for the development of oil and gas fields. During an inspection visit to the Khashim Ahmer-Injana [Khasham Al-Ahmar] and Gilabat-Qumar [Kalabat] fields in Diyala province, Mr. […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, has announced the launch of the country's first project funded by carbon bonds. The announcement was made during a workshop titled "Carbon Bonds," organized by the Ministry of Oil's Training and Development Department to discuss the ministry's vision and plans for carbon reduction. According to a […]
By John Lee. Iraq was the largest beneficiary from China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2021, according to a study by the Green Finance & Development Center, at Shanghai's Fudan University. It says the country with the highest construction volume was Iraq, with about $10.5 billion, followed by Serbia (about $6.8 billion) and Indonesia […]
By John Lee. The Chinese company Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) has won a contract to develop the Mansuriyah gas field in Diyala. The field, near the Iranian border, is expected to produce 300 million standard cubic feet (Mmscf) per day of gas, which will be used for electricity generation. In 2010, an agreement […]
By John Lee. Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi [Allibi, Luiebi] has transferred ownership of nine state-owned oil companies from the Ministry of Oil to the newly-created Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC). The Minister is also the President of INOC. The companies transferred to INOC ownership are: Iraqi Oil Exploration Company Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) State […]
By John Lee. China's ZhenHua Oil [Jinhua] has signed a service contract to develop the southern part of the East Baghdad oil field. Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi [Allibi, Luiebi] said that the signature of the contract was significant for Baghdad because it is the first project in the capital. The development of the field […]
