2/20/2018 - Mr. Assim Jihad the spokesman of the ministry of oil revealed for a near visit by Mr. Jabbar Ali Al-Luiebi the minister of oil to Turkey before the end of this week. ... |
1/12/2018 - The Iraqi oil ministry said 26 companies have qualified to bid for oil and gas blocks in border areas. Five companies qualified recently to take part in the bidding round, alongside 21 others already ... |
9/8/2017 - DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, announced an agreement with ExxonMobil to join the Baeshiqa license in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. ... |
2/27/2017 - Iraq is planning to start offshore oil and gas exploration to boost the OPEC nation's reserves, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said in a statement. Luaibi said he “gave guidance to the Oil Exploration C... |
2/22/2017 - LUKOIL and INPEX have successfully completed the testing of the first exploratory well, Eridu 1, at Block 10 in southern Iraq. The well recorded daily flow rate of more than 1,000 cubic meters of swee... |
1/9/2017 - DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, announced that the Peshkabir-2 well currently drilling in the Kurdistan region of Iraq has discovered oil in the Cretaceous horizon in the southern flank o... |
11/10/2016 - Iraq's oil ministry is postponing a bidding round for 12 small and medium-sized oil fields across three provinces from Nov. 30 to the middle of next year, the ministry said. ... |
2/15/2016 - ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. reports updates to estimated reserves and contingent resources for the Atrush block as of December 31, 2015. The reserves and contingent resources estimates were provided by M... |
12/1/2014 - Located 60 kilometers from the city of Erbil, the Jisik-1 discovery well on the Harir Block was drilled to a depth of 4,511 meters and encountered light oil and gas with condensates intervals in Juras... |
9/10/2014 - Kuwait Energy (70% and operator) and Dragon Oil (30%) has made its first oil discovery at 'Block 9', Iraq. The successful discovery was at the consortium's first target, the Mishrif formation at 2,700... |
8/11/2014 - Petroceltic International plc (PCI.L), the independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Middle East, North Africa, Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, provides the following update with... |
11/15/2013 - Turkey is in talks with northern Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) about joint exploration on 13 oil and gas blocks in the semi-autonomous region, Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said. ... |
10/24/2013 - Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited announces the discovery and testing of crude oil at Ain Al Safra. The Ain Al Safra discovery will be appraised in 2014 as part of the multi-well appraisal and develo... |
9/9/2013 - Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited (Oryx Petroleum) announced an update on its activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. ... |
5/30/2013 - The Anglo-Turkish oil and gas independent, Genel Energy, announced that a successful side track of the original Ber Bahr 1 exploration well in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has confirmed the existence... |
5/30/2013 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 1 ST2 well was at a depth of 3,351 meters and continuing to test a 150 meter open hole section, which includes the Euphrates Formation. ... |
5/22/2013 - Turkey is looking to sign commercial contracts this year with Russian and U.S. companies operating in northern Iraq for joint oil and gas exploration, Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told Reuter... |
4/25/2013 - The Anglo-Turkish oil and gas independent, Genel Energy, announced that a second drill-stem test carried out on the Chia Surkh 10 well has confirmed the existence of an additional oil bearing section.... |
4/10/2013 - Iraq has raised its estimated proven crude oil reserves to 150 billion barrels from 143 billion barrels; with more oil discovered in oil fields being upgraded by international oil companies and from a... |
3/20/2013 - OPEC member Iraq's fifth licensing round for oil exploration will be held in the next few months and will come from 10 oil blocks, its oil minister said. ... |