By John Lee. Progress on the Kirkuk oil field development project has been reviewed during a meeting of the joint management committee overseeing the initiative. The meeting, chaired by Deputy Oil Minister for Upstream Affairs Bassem Mohammed Khudhair, covered ongoing work on the project, which is being implemented by BP. The development, considered a major […]
By John Lee. Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani has overseen the activation of a major development contract for four Kirkuk oilfields and the rehabilitation of gas facilities. The agreement was signed between North Oil Company (NOC), North Gas Company (NGC), and BP. The contract covers the Kirkuk (Baba and Avana domes), Jambur, Bai Hassan, and […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Prime Minister, Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, oversaw the signing of a major agreement between the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and BP for the development and production of four key oil fields in Kirkuk. The contract covers the Kirkuk field (Baba and Avana domes), Bai Hassan, Jambur, and Khabbaz. The signing ceremony on […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has signed an initial agreement with BP to develop four oilfields in Kirkuk. The agreement, signed by North Oil Company (NOC) and North Gas Company (NGC), covers the development of the Avana and Baba domes of Kirkuk, Bai Hassan, Khabbaz, and Jambur fields. Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul […]
By John Lee. BP has reached a contractual agreement with the Government of Iraq to invest in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of several giant oil fields in Kirkuk. The agreement, signed in Baghdad on Tuesday under the patronage of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, encompasses oil, gas, power and water development, with potential for future […]
By John Lee. Kirkuk Governor Ribwar Taha Mustafa has signed a contract for the construction of the Kirkuk Refinery, which has a planned production capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd). The refinery will be built by Sulaymania-based Rania Group, and will reportedly cost around $2 billion. During the signing ceremony, attended by Kirkuk Provincial […]
By John Lee. The Deputy Minister of Oil for Gas Affairs, Mr. Ezzat Saber Ismail, announced that North Gas Company's investment in associated gas has reached 410 million standard cubic feet (MMSCF). During his field supervision of scheduled maintenance at the NGC facilities in Kirkuk, Mr. Ismail said the company is producing around 410 MMSCF […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced that North Gas Company (NGC) has increased its gas supply to power stations by 50 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). This increase is set to enhance electricity production at several gas power plants, including Dibis [Dibs, Debes] (60-80 MW), Kirkuk (60 MW), and Mosul […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has begun supplying the second unit of the Dibis Gas Power Plant in Kirkuk Province with 25 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of dry gas. Deputy Minister of Oil for Gas Affairs, Mr. Izzat Saber, said this supply is expected to contribute an additional 85-100 MW […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Pipeline Company has successfully completed a project to extend a dry gas pipeline (16 inches in diameter) that supplies the Kirkuk Gas Power Station from the Khor Mor fields. The pipeline, with a length of 1,050 meters, was constructed in two phases and is expected to transport an additional 100 […]
Federal forces in control of large areas of Kirkuk city; further Kurdish withdrawals in Nineveh/Diyala Over the course of October 16, Iraqi federal forces advanced into many parts of Kirkuk city and adjacent military and energy facilities. The Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), supported by the Iraqi Army and Federal Police took control of the K1 military […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi [Adil Abd Al-Mahdi] has said that Iraq’s oil and gas industry will need an investment of $300 billion over the next 15 years. He made the statement during a visit to Japan, at which he also discussed the long relationship between the two countries in the energy […]
