By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has invited bids fto build the Iraq-Jordan oil pipeline. The first phase will be built on the Iraqi side, stretching 700 km from Rumaila to Haditha. This will have a capacity of 2.25 million barrels per day (bpd). This will be built on an engineering, procurement, construction and […]
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Shamara to provide Power for Basra Gas Plant
By John Lee. The Basrah Gas Company (BGC) and Shamara Holding have reportedly signed a contract under which Shamara will supply electricity to the Basra Natural Gas plant. According to The National, the contract will enable the plant to process by-product gas that would other wise be flared from the Rumaila, Zubair and West Qurna-1 […]
Tags: Basra Gas Company, BGC, featured, flaring, mn, Natural Gas, Rumaila, Shamara Holding, West Qurna Oilfield News, Zubair
Rumaila hits 30-yr High in Oil Production
The Rumaila oilfield produced 1.467 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2018 – the oilfield’s highest annual rate of production for 30 years. 2018 also saw the milestone of four billion barrels of oil produced since the Rumaila Operating Organisation [ROO] began operating in June 2010. The results were reported in the 2018 Rumaila Annual […]
Tags: BP, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), featured, Iraq Oil Production News, mn, PetroChina, Rumaila, Rumaila Operating Organization (ROO)
Rumaila raises funds for Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF)
By Editor on 21st February 2019 in Healthcare, Iraq Education and Training News, Iraq Oil & Gas News
Staff at BP and the Rumaila Operating Organization (ROO) have raised $17,200 for the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF). According to Julian O’Connell, Rumaila Deputy General Manager and BP Iraq General Manager, this is by far the largest amount they have ever raised with their annual charity fun run. ICF Director Cindy Fogelman expressed the charity’s […]
Tags: BP, featured, Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF), mn, Rumaila, Rumaila Operating Organization (ROO)
BGC to Increase Gas Output by 16% by end-Dec
By John Lee. The Basra Gas Company (BGC) is expected to increase production from its current level of 900 million cubic feet per day (mcf/d) to 1,050 mcf/d by the end of this year. A statement from the Ministry of Oil on Thursday added that the project aims to reach a target of 2,000 mcf/d […]
Tags: Basra Gas Company, BGC, featured, gas capture, gas production, Japan, Mitsubishi, Rumaila, Shell, West Qurna Oilfield News, Zubair
Amarinth secures order for Pumps at Rumaila
UK-based Amarinth has secured its first order from Iraq Gates Contracting Company (IGCC) for $410K of API 610 OH1 pumps on 22-weeks FCA delivery for the Rumaila oil field, Iraq. This first order for Amarinth from Iraq Gates Contracting Company (IGCC) of $410K is for ten API 610 OH1 condensate transfer pumps with Plan 11 […]
Tags: Amarinth, Basra Oil Company (BOC), BP, featured, Iraq Gates Contracting Company (IGCC), PetroChina, pumps, Rumaila, State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), United Kingdom
Running for the Children of Iraq
Bright and early last Saturday morning, runners in the Washington, DC area took off when the starting gun fired. It was the sixth annual IN THEIR SHOES 5K for Iraq’s most vulnerable children. This year, for the first time, the US-based 5K was joined by a “sister” 5K in Basra, Iraq, hosted by BP. Veterans, Iraqi-Americans, diplomats, businesses, children, […]
Tags: Basra News, BP, featured, Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF), Iraqi-American Young Professionals (IAYP), Rumaila, United States
China’s ZPEC Wins Contract at Rumaila Oilfield
By John Lee. China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group (ZPEC) and BP Iraq have signed an integrated drilling service contract for 15 wells at Iraq’s Rumaila oilfield The contract amount is worth approximately $60 million. It is understood that the project was publicly tendered in November 2017. According to a statement from the company, […]
235-MW Rumaila Power Station Opened
By John Lee. Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi [Allibi, Luiebi] has officially opened the Rumaila power station. The construction of the 235 MW plant was supervised by the China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC), the engineering and construction subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). The Minister said the project is considered as […]
Tags: Basra Oil Company (BOC), BP, China, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China Petroleum Engineering Construction Company, CPECC, featured, PetroChina, Rumaila, Rumaila Operating Organization (ROO), Rumaila power station
Sulzer appoints Authorized Repair Partner in Iraq
Sulzer, the Swiss-based specialist in pumping solutions, has appointed Al Majal Technical Services (AMTS) as their authorized repair partner in Iraq. AMTS was founded in 2015 to provide a full spectrum of Oil and Gas services including rotating equipment. The AMTS workshop, located in North Rumaila, is a 3000 m2 state-of-the-art facility, equipped with a […]
BP, Eni “interested in Majnoon Oilfield”
By John Lee. Reuters has reported that both BP and Eni have expressed an interest in developing the giant Majnoon oilfield, which Shell plans to exit next year. Iraqi oil officials told the news agency that Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has not yet started negotiations with either company. BP is currently developing the Rumaila field, […]
Tags: Basra Oil Company (BOC), BP, ENI, featured, Italy, Majnoon, oil contracts, Rumaila, Shell, United Kingdom, Zubair
ABB wins $30m Infrastucture Order in Basra
Swiss-based ABB has won an order to supply and install a substation at the 3,000 megawatt (MW) Rumaila power plant, located in the Basra region of southern Iraq. The completed power plant will be operated by Shamara Holding Group (SHG), one of Iraq’s largest private industrial conglomerates and an independent power producer. The Rumaila power […]
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