Iraq Offers 9 New Concessionary Blocks
Iraq is offering nine new blocks for oil and gas exploration and production.
Iraq | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 32
Kuwait, Iraq Agree to Natural Gas Price
Kuwait and Iraq agreed on an export price for Iraq’s natural gas.
Basra Exports up 150K b/d
Iraq’s crude exports from its Basra ports are up approximately 150,000 barrels per day (b/d) in November.
Iraq Considering Natural Gas Pipeline to Kuwait
Iraq is considering building a natural gas pipeline to Kuwait and an associated petrochemical plant.
Eni, BP Express Interest in Majnoon
Eni and BP have expressed interest in taking over operations from Royal Dutch Shell at Iraq’s Majnoon oilfield.
SOMO Awards Diesel-Import Contracts
The Iraqi oil-marketing firm, SOMO, awarded contracts for diesel importation to ZhenHua Oil, BB Energy, Litasco, and Lima.
Egypt in Talks with Iraq to Import 24M Barrels of Oil
Egypt is negotiating with Iraq to import 24 million barrels of oil per year during 2018.
Shell to Exit Majnoon in 2018
Royal Dutch Shell will hand over its operations at Iraq’s Majnoon oilfield by the end of June 2018.
$4B KRG Debt Hindering Iraq-Turkey Export Agreement
The central government is negotiating an agreement with Turkey to export oil from the KRG and Kirkuk through the KRG’s oil pipeline.
OPEC Production Slips 80K b/d in October
Production disruptions in Iraq contributed to an overall decline in OPEC oil output during the month of October.
