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Iraq exported an average of 2.163 million barrels of oil per day in January, up from 1.951 million bpd in December, its highest level since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, a top oil official said on Wednesday. Falah Alamri, head of the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO), told Reuters on the sidelines of an energy conference […]
Iraq, the third-largest producer in OPEC, cut the official price formulas for all its crude grades and destinations for February, according to price lists published by the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO). Basrah Light and Kirkuk, the two grades sold by the Middle Eastern state, will sell for 20 cents a barrel less in February […]
The Rumaila Operating Organisation (ROO) has met a major milestone in the re-development of the super-giant field in Southern Iraq by increasing production by more than 10 per cent above the 1.066 million barrels a day (b/d) initial production rate agreed in December 2009. Meeting this production target, and the approval of the Rumaila rehabilitation […]
Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has adjusted its official selling prices for its Basra Light and Kirkuk crude grades for January. In common with some other countries, Iraq’s oil is priced relative to regional benchmark prices: For shipments to US, contracts are priced are relative to the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI); Shipments to […]
Iraq's State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) has issued a tender for 2,600 tonnes of gas-oil for the Ministry of Electricity. Bids will be accepted until 12:00 on 20 December, 2010, Baghdad time. Please click here to download the English tender document ... ... and here to download the document in Arabic.
Volumes down, but revenues up Revenue from Iraq’s crude oil exports rose to $4.53 billion in October, the highest level this year, the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has revealed. The average price for exports in October was $77.10 per barrel, up from $73.07 in September and $71.43 in August. The country exported 46.2 million […]
Iraq is hoping to buy 9% more gasoline during the first half of 2011 than it did during the first six months of this year, according to Bloomberg. The State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) plans to purchase 880,000 metric tons of gasoline for delivery between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to tenders posted on […]
Iraq’s oil exports slipped in October to 1.9 million barrels per day from 2.021 million bpd in September, the head of the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) said on Monday. Reuters reports that Iraq exported an average of 1.492 million bpd from the southern oil hub of Basra and 408,000 bpd from the northern oilfields […]
Sri Lanka’s state-run oil company Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has concluded talks with iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) to buy crude oil from Iraq. Speaking to the Asian Tribune , the Deputy Director General of SOMO, Majed Kadhim Yousif, who was in Sri Lanka to attend the seventh session of Sri Lanka- Iraq Joint Committee […]
Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has raised the official selling prices for its Basra Light and Kirkuk crude grades for October loading to the U.S. and Asia, but dropped prices to Europe. In common with some other countries, Iraq’s oil is priced relative to regional benchmark prices: For shipments to US, contracts are priced […]
As the lead contractor for the development of the super-giant Rumaila field in Southern Iraq, and on behalf of partners PetroChina Company Limited and the Oil Marketing Company of the Republic of Iraq, BP Iraq NV will be holding a Share Fair event at the Conrad Hotel in Istanbul on 22 November 2010. The objective […]
Further to BP's Share Fair event for contractors interested in working at the giant Rumaila oilfield, the consortium partners have prepared a very informative presentation on the project. Please maximise your browser window and click on the following pages to view the company's plans for what will be the world's second largest producing oilfield:
