Iraq >> 6/12/2013 - No agreement has been reached between Iraq and Kurdistan on payments to oil companies working in the autonomous region despite a meeting this week between Baghdad and Kurdish leaders, Deputy Prime Min... |
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Iraq >> 6/10/2013 - Iraqi police defused bombs planted at two oil wells near the northern city of Kirkuk, according to security and oil sources, who said exports to the Ceyhan port in Turkey were not affected. ... |
Tanzania >> 5/23/2013 - Tanzania has drafted policies aimed at channelling the benefits of a gas boom to its own people, in the face of a fatal riot over plans for a new pipeline. The draft policy paper seen by Reuters propo... |
Iran >> 5/14/2013 - Iran and Lebanon oil officials reached new agreements on expanding cooperation in oil and gas industry during a meeting held in Beirut May 12. ... |
Lebanon >> 4/19/2013 - Successfully prequalified to participate in Lebanon's first bidding round to explore and develop offshore hydrocarbons, Petroleb proves another time that it is always 'willing to commit, and able succ... |
Iraq >> 4/2/2013 - The Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Natural Resources (KRG MNR) would like to clarify the following regarding an incident at the Sarsang block oil field which is operated by HKN Energy. ... |
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Iraq >> 4/1/2013 - Gunmen attacked a contracting company in Iraq's Akkas gasfield, killing at least three local workers and kidnapping two more before burning their camp in the remote western desert. ... |
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Syria >> 3/31/2013 - Syrian rebels have set three oil wells in the east of the country ablaze, causing a daily loss of nearly 5,000 barrels of oil and 52,000 cubic meters of gas, state media quoted an oil ministry officia... |
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Iraq >> 3/27/2013 - Italian oil and gas group Eni is considering opening its business in Iraq to investment by Chinese oil company CNPC after offering it a stake in its bumper Mozambique gas field earlier this month, two... |
Colombia >> 3/19/2013 - Wood Group PSN is delivering operations and maintenance services to Chevron’s offshore production facilities under a new $17.5 million (USD) contract. ... |
Libya >> 3/18/2013 - Armed clashes broke out at an oil field belonging to Libya's Waha Oil on Monday when a militia attacked the security forces guarding it, a company source said. It was the second such attack in weeks a... |
Iraq >> 2/27/2013 - An impasse over Iraq's budget deepened after meetings between the country's oil minister and his Kurdish counterpart failed to resolve a dispute about payment for oil companies operating in the autono... |
Uganda >> 2/22/2013 - Uganda's parliament passed the second of three oil laws aimed at tightening regulation of the nascent hydrocarbons industry and providing a legal framework for development of an oil refinery. ... |
India >> 2/18/2013 - Jubilant is pleased to announce that on 15th February 2013, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited (“GSPC”) as Operator of the KG-OSN-2001/3 Block, Krishna Godavari basin, submitted a commerciali... |
Iraq >> 2/11/2013 - Kuwait Energy says it is firmly fixed on pumping gas and finding oil in southern Iraq and will not risk aggravating Baghdad by seeking contentious deals with the northern autonomous region of Kurdista... |
Iraq >> 2/7/2013 - Iraq is not likely to pass a hydrocarbon law anytime soon as the government has little interest in pushing a draft through parliament, the head of Iraq's parliamentary oil and energy committee said in... |
Iraq >> 2/1/2013 - Exxon Mobil and Iraqi Kurdistan officials visited an oil exploration block caught in a dispute between Baghdad's central government and the autonomous Kurdish region, and discussed building a camp the... |
Iraq >> 1/28/2013 - Underlining its commitment to help strengthen Iraq’s energy infrastructure, GE Oil & Gas has established a new technology and service center near Basra City, in the heart of the oil-rich North Rumaila... |
Iraq >> 1/23/2013 - Exxon Mobil's top executive has met with the president of Iraqi Kurdistan after Baghdad made the U.S. major an offer in an apparent bid to keep it operating in the south of the country, industry sourc... |
Iraq >> 1/22/2013 - The potential scale of the Iraqi oil sector is unprecedented in modern times, and represents a significant opportunity for the drilling and oilfield service industry. However, limited historical infor... |