WesternZagros Receives Approval for Garmian Field Development Plan and Submits Kurdamir Field Development Plan WesternZagros Resources has announced the approval of the Garmian Block Field Development Plan ("FDP") from the Kurdistan Regional Government ("KRG") and the submission of the Kurdamir Block FDP. Garmian Block Field Development Plan Approval WesternZagros and its co-venturer, Gazprom Neft Middle […]
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Oryx Petroleum and Zeg Oil Announce Strategic Investment
Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited and Zeg Oil and Gas Ltd have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Zeg Oil has subscribed for and been issued 75.7 million common shares of the Corporation for consideration of $30 million. In addition, Oryx Petroleum intends to contract with an affiliate of Zeg Oil for […]
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Iraq Petroleum Conference 2015 : a New Kind of Dialogue
By Madeleine White, capacity building specialist and co-founder of Nina Magazine For Arabic please go to arabic.nina-iraq.com It was the third and final day of last week's Iraq Petroleum conference, hosted by CWC in London. It was breakfast time and I was just about to take a second bite of my croissant, when the guy next […]
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WesternZagros Up on Possible "Eye-Popping" Increase
By John Lee. Shares in WesternZagros Resources were up 8 percent in early trading on Wednesday following the announcement of its operating and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Commenting on the first quarter results and subsequent events, WesternZagros's Chief Executive Officer Simon Hatfield (pictured) said: "There have been several key […]
WesternZagros Confirms Oil at Kurdamir-2
By John Lee. WesternZagros Resources has completed its testing program in the deepest of the three stacked reservoirs drilled by the Kurdamir-2 exploration well in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The testing confirmed an oil discovery in low permeability fractured limestones of the Cretaceous-age, Shiranish Formation, adding to the previously announced major oil discovery in […]
WesternZagros Updates on Kurdistan Operations
By John Lee. WesternZagros Resources has completed the remediation work at its Sarqala-1 producing oil well and is preparing to test the promising Shiranish reservoir in the Kurdamir-2 well. WesternZagros also continues to actively cooperate with the Kurdistan Regional Government ("KRG") in the effort to assign the third party participant interest ("TPPI") within the Garmian […]
Chevron to Pay $200m for Kurdistan Oil Exploration Rights
By John Lee. America's second-largest energy company, Chevron Corporation, may buy the rights to two oil exploration zones in Iraqi Kurdistan. According to a report from region from the Sunday Times in London, it would acquire the rights from Reliance Industries, India's largest private sector enterprise. The deal, which may be announced this week, is […]
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WesternZagros Strikes Oil at Kurdamir - Shares Jump
WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:WZR) has announced successful test results at the Kurdamir-1 well, which proves the existence of an oil column in the Oligocene reservoir. Shares in the company rose more than 14% in early trading. Sproule International Limited. ("Sproule") has completed an independent audit which confirms a 327 metre combined gas and oil […]
WesternZagros Reports on Kurdistan Operations
WesternZagros Resources, the Canadian-listed oil and gas exploration company with operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, reported on its operations this morning. The TSX market has not yet opened, but shares in WesternZagros have risen 50% over the past week. The text of the company's statement follows:
Western Zagros Successfully Secures Kurdamir-1 Well
WesternZagros Resources Ltd. has successfully and safely secured the Kurdamir-1 well, following the loss of well control reported on May 15, 2010. The risk of the damaged drill pipe failing and releasing hydrocarbons or hydrogen sulphide (H2S) at the surface has been eliminated. Specialists from Boots & Coots International Well Control Inc. together with personnel […]
Western Zagros Updates Kurdamir 1
WesternZagros Resources Ltd. is continuing concerted efforts to bring the Kurdamir-1 well safely under control. The operational status of the well is unchanged; it remains shut-in, and there has been no release of hydrocarbons or hydrogen sulphide (H2S) at the surface. There have been no injuries. Specialists from Boots & Coots International Well Control Inc. […]