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By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) closed up ten percent on Monday, after the company announced an increase in local sales of oil from its Shaikan field. The shares fell back five percent in trading on Tuesday morning. Statement from GKP: Update on Shaikan Field local sales Gross average sales in September […]
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), which operates oilfields in Iraqi Kurdistan, were trading down 7 percent at lunchtime on Thursday, after the company announced a "material uncertainty" regarding its continuation as a going concern. In its results for the half year ended 30 June 2023, the company said: "Nonetheless, given the […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Real Reason Russia Is Ramping Up Oil Production In Iraq With the future of independent oil supplies from the KRI looking highly precarious, Russia is moving firmly into the last […]
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported that production from its flagship Tawke field in Kurdistan has been restarted following a four-month shut-in triggered by the closure of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline export route. Production was restarted last month to conduct well integrity tests and synchronize reservoir models but has continued in response […]
By John Lee. Canadian oil development and exploration company ShaMaran Petroleum has suspended its 2023 guidance due to uncertainties resulting from the closure of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) to Ceyhan, and other challenges in Iraqi Kurdistan. Full statement from ShaMaran Petroleum: ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. ("ShaMaran" or the "Company") (TSXV: SNM) and (Nasdaq First North Growth […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Unwilling To Resume Crude Exports From Kurdistan To Turkey It is easy to lose sight of the wood for the trees sometimes in the complex world of global oil. […]
By John Lee. Share in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) were trading up nearly 7 percent this morning (Wednesday), follow a fall that saw the shares down 25 percent at one point yesterday. In an operational and corporate update, the company said it has, "commenced local sales in July and partially restarted Shaikan Field production, increasing […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued a presentation relating to its half-year results to the end of June. Click here to download. (Source: Genel Energy)
By John Lee. Revenues at Genel Energy have, as expected, fallen sharply as a result of the closure of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) which brings oil from Northern Iraq to Turkiye's port of Ceyhan. In its unaudited results for the period ended 30 June 2023, Paul Weir, Chief Executive of Genel, said: "The closure of […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. KRG hands over 50-60K barrels of oil to Baghdad since mid-June, says official The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has handed over about 50,000-60,000 barrels of oil per day to Baghdad since mid-June, as […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, has inaugurated new projects intended to sustain and increase production in the West Qurna 1 oil field, which has current production at 560,000 barrels per day (bpd). The projects include a water treatment unit with a capacity of 235,000 barrels per day, aimed at optimizing water […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why TotalEnergies' $27 Billion Deal With Iraq Is A Gamechanger The long-delayed US$27-billion four-pronged megadeal between France's TotalEnergies and the Federal Government of Iraq has received the final go-ahead from […]
