By John Lee. DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has issued its interim results for the 1st quarter of 2026. Regarding its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, the company said: "Gross production from the DNO-operated Tawke license, containing the Tawke and Peshkabir fields averaged 52,800 boepd during the first quarter of 2026 (77,268 boepd […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued its trading and operations update relating to Q1 2026: Full statement from Genel Energy: Trading and operations update Q1 2026 Genel Energy plc ('Genel' or 'the Company') issues the following trading and operations update relating to Q1 2026, ahead of the Company's Annual General Meeting, which is being […]
By John Lee. DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has provided an update on production, sales volumes and other selected information for the quarter. Regarding its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, the company said: "Two wells drilled in December 2025 and January 2026 were brought on production in the Tawke field early in the […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025. Full statement from Genel Energy: Audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025 Genel Energy plc ('Genel' or 'the Company') announces its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025. Paul Weir, Chief Executive of Genel, […]
By John Lee. DNO has outlined the licence timelines and expected production outlook for its development and production assets in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In its recently-issued Annual Report for 2025, the company said the Tawke licence is due to expire in 2026, but includes an automatic five-year extension option that would extend the […]
By John Lee. DNO has confirmed that it has temporarily shut down production and drilling operations on the Tawke license in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and evacuated its staff, as a result of the Iran-Israel-US war. In a statement contained in its Annual Report 2025, the company said it continues to monitor developments closely […]
By John Lee. In a statement to the markets this morning, Norway's DNO, which operates the Tawke license in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, has said it, "aims to access export markets or export prices later in the year." Some are interpreting this as meaning that DNO is considering joining the agreement that re-started the […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued a trading and operations update in advance of the company's full-year 2025 results, which are scheduled for release on 18 March 2026. Regarding the company's operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, it said: Production performance improved in the fourth quarter, supported by workovers and well interventions. Average production in unaffected […]
By John Lee. Norway's DNO ASA has announced a major scaling-up of operations in the Kurdistan Region after surpassing 500 million barrels of cumulative oil production from the Tawke licence, where it holds a 75 percent operating stake. Drilling will resume next week after a 2.5-year spending pause, beginning with a new production well in the […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued a trading and operations update in respect of the third quarter and first nine months of 2025. Regarding the company's operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, it said: PRODUCTION: KURDISTAN TAWKE PSC (25% interest) Gross production levels are now back to around 80,000 bopd, consistent with the levels achieved in […]
By John Lee. DNO ASA has reported record revenue of USD 547 million and an operating profit of USD 222 million for the third quarter of 2025, both more than double the figures from the previous quarter. Regarding its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, it reported that gross production at the Tawke licence, where it holds […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Fragile accord sees resumption of oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi federal authorities and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are celebrating an agreement to resume oil exports via Turkey after a two-and-a-half year […]
