By John Lee. Platts reports that Iraq's oil ministry has received a bid from a Jordanian-Chinese consortium to build and operate a 1-million-bpd crude oil export pipeline to the Red Sea port of Aqaba. Jordan's Mass Group Holding, along with a consortium of Chinese companies, submitted a service fee proposal to Iraq's oil ministry for […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi ministry of oil has declared its final oil exports for February 2016. Assim Jihad, spokesman of the ministry, said it exported 93,500 million barrels, equating to 3,224 barrels per day, all of it from the southern ports. Final statistics from the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) show revenue of 2.249 […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Where Are The Petrodollars? Kirkuk Oil Flowing Fast, But Locals Never See Any Money The province of Kirkuk exports millions of barrels of oil per month. But nobody knows where […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that sellers of a new 'Basra Heavy' crude oil grade are competing fiercely to win market share on the U.S. Gulf Coast, as the high sulfur content has limited appeal for refiners. The State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) began selling the new grade -- which has an API gravity of […]
