Ministry of oil reiterated requests for importing companies of Iraqi crude oil to announce the size and numbers of payments to the country
Ministry of Oil Demands Importing Companies, to Declare Payments… Again
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Iraq Muddies Oil Plans with OPEC Quota Talk
In Vienna for an OPEC meeting last week, Shahristani said Baghdad would participate in OPEC agreements to curb oil supply when output reached 4 million bpd, some 8 million bpd short of Iraq's envisaged target.
Kurdistan Ready to Re-Start Oil Exports
Iraq's Kurdistan region is ready to start exporting oil at a rate of 100,000 barrels per day as soon as a new Iraq government is formed, its Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami said today.
LUKOIL to Begin Production in 2013
The LUKOIL-Statoil consortium could begin producing oil at the West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq in 2013, LUKOIL Vice President Andrey Kuzyayev said. LUKOIL’s capital investments in the project could be as much as $3.7 billion, the Oil and Gas Information Agency reports. LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov said his company could increase investments in oil […]
Anbar Will Focus on Oil
The deputy governor of Anbar on Wednesday said that the province will focus on its oil wealth, particularly in the areas of Akaz and Zankawa, in an attempt to boost its economy. “The local government’s interest in the oil sector will provide outstanding job opportunities for youth and will ensure a revenue that adds to […]
Residential Compounds for Oil Companies in Basra
An investment permit will be given to an Iraqi-Turkish company to establish residential compounds for oil firms in Basra, a local source said on Tuesday.
PetroChina Sets Sights on the Mideast
PetroChina will be targeting Iraq and Iran and is looking to focus on five projects — the Ahdab, Rumaila and Halfaya oilfields in Iraq, and the North Azadegan and Masjed-i-Suleiman fields in Iran.
Russian Lukoil to start drilling Iraqi oil fields before the end of this year
LUKoil, plans to drill the first exploration well at the West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq, LUKoil CEO Vagit Alekperov said on Wednesday. "We'll start drilling the first exploration well at the end of the year"
Blair Took Cash from Korean Oil Firm
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is alleged to have received cash from a Korean oil firm run by a former bribery convict for advice on Iraq's oil-rich Kurdistan, according to news reports in Korea. It had been kept secret for nearly 20 months before it was revealed last week. Blair, who has been accused […]
People, Liabilities & Assets: Risk Management in Iraq
While much of the rest of the world is still taking tentative steps forward in its recovery from a global economic crisis, some industries and regions are already making strides in the right direction. Anglo-Arab Insurance Broker’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Robert Edwards, surveys the risk-transfer buying patterns of the energy industry in some of […]
Foreign Investments Include Agriculture
Foreign investments do not include only industrial and oil projects in Iraq. Iraq’s Agriculture Ministry is offering land to foreign investors in order to improve the agricultural sector in the country. ( Al SumariaTV )
Tags: Agriculture, Oil
Turkey Says Pipeline Agreement Will Be Renewed
Turkey's energy and natural resources minister said that the crude oil pipeline agreement would be renewed with Iraq. Speaking at the 9th International Oil and Gas Conference at Ankara's Sheraton Hotel, Taner Yıldız said, "there are big and significant natural gas and oil reserves in east of Turkey. Turkey shapes its energy policies and diplomacy […]