The consortium of Chinese, Malaysian and French companies working on the Halfaya oil field, 35 km east of Amara, in Maysan [Missan] province, have completed drilling four oil wells. Ali Altarfi, the media department of Missan Oil Company, told Aswat al-Iraq that, "the plan is to drill 300 wells in this gigantic oil field within […]
China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) and its partners Total of France and Petronas of Malaysia, have issued a tender for work in Iraq's 4.1-billion-barrel Halfaya oilfield. Reuters reports that the consortium has advertised on Monday looking for bids from companies to supply a drilling pad and to survey existing wells. The tender closes on June […]
Oil production in Missan [Maysan] will reach 170,000 barrels per day by the end of 2011, compared to 2010’s production of 100,000 bpd, according to a director of the Missan Oil Company on Sunday. “The 70,000 barrels increase will come from the development of the Halfaya oil field and the drilling of new wells,” Ali […]
Bloomberg reports that Iraq has awarded gasoline and gasoil supply contracts for the first half of the year. Traders Trafigura Beheer BV, Glencore International AG, and International Petroleum Group of Kuwait won contracts to supply gasoline through June, three of the people said, asking not to be identified since the discussions are confidential. Iraq will […]
PetroChina has invited seven contractors to submit the bidding documents for engineering, procurement and construction work on the first phase of development at the Halfaya oilfield in Iraq in the first week of 2011, the Norway-based energy newspaper Upstream has reported. The report said the companies invited to participate in the tender include the UK-listed […]
The development of Halfaya oilfield in southern Iraq’s Maysan province shall insure enough gas for Kahla’a power station, according to the Director-General of Missan Oil Company, who said that the gas produced from the oil field would exceed 60 million cubic feet. “The development of the Halfaya field shall secure the needs of the Kahlaa […]
Companies investing in the al-Halfaya oilfield finalized the construction of residence camps and the setting up of drilling equipment to embark on the project on Dec. 15, according to the Missan Oil Company director on Friday. “The consortium of Chinese, Malaysian and French companies investing in al-Halfaya oilfield, 25 km [15 miles] east of al-Amara […]
Bids are invited from oil service companies to supply two workover rigs for the 4.1 billion barrel Halfaya oilfield. The tender from state-run Maysan Oil Company, along with the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), French oil major Total, and Malaysian state firm Petronas, closes on Nov. 28, and the offer must remain valid for 90 […]
Total's Chief Executive, Christophe de Margerie, said on Wednesday that he expected the company's output in Iraq to grow slowly. "We are still in an insecure environment," he said, according to a report from Reuters. "Don't tell me security is there, don't tell me that after the departure of certain soldiers that will create more […]
China's CNPC and its partners have invited bids from energy companies to supply a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) compressor unit for the 4.1 billion-barrel Halfaya oilfield, according to a report from Reuters. This is in addition to the tenders we reported on last week. State-run Maysan [Missan] Oil Company has invited bidders to supply and […]
China's CNPC and its partners plan to start drilling new wells next month in Iraq's Halfaya oilfield as part of a plan to boost output to 70,000 barrels per day in 2011, a CNPC executive said on Tuesday, as reported by Reuters. CNPC has a 37.5 percent interest in the consortium with French oil major […]
France has taken a leap ahead of its rivals in the race to tap investment opportunities in Iraq by building a heavily fortified business centre and boutique hotel where businessmen can sleep, eat and work in safety, according to a report from Reuters. The complex, financed by private companies, is near the French embassy in […]
