By John Lee. A report from Telegraph India suggests that ONGC Videsh Ltd (ONV) is considering resuming operations in Iraq. The company received the rights to Block 20 in the Western Desert (then known as "Block 8") in 2000, but declared force majeur in 2003 due to the security situation at that time. According to […]
Genel Energy has announced the appointment of Mike Adams (pictured) as Technical Director, and PDMR, with immediate effect. The appointment follows a repositioning of the role of Chief Operating Officer ('COO'), which is now split into 'pre-production' and 'on production' business lines. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Mike is responsible for all pre-production activities […]
By John Lee. Iraq has offered three discovered oilfields to India "on a nomination basis" and agreed to renegotiate a contract pending since 2000, reports Telegraph India. Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily told reporters that Iraq offered to give state-owned Indian firms the Kifil, West Kifil and Merjan oilfields in the Middle Furat region in […]
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas arm of the Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), may invest over $ 1.5 billion in exploring for oil in Iraq in a block that was awarded to it by the regime of Saddam Hussein, according to a report in the Economic Times. “We are nearing finality […]
