Tag: Iraq

Energy, Oil & Gas

TPAO acquires 15pc stake in bp’s Kirkuk redevelopment venture

bp and Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) have agreed terms for TPAO to acquire a 15 per cent interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk (BP ECKL), strengthening cooperation on the redevelopment of major oil and gas fields in Iraq’s Kirkuk region....

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Iraq advances oil export, exploration plans

Iraq’s Council of Ministers has approved plans to expand oil exports through a proposed Mediterranean pipeline and advance exploration talks for the Akkas Field with ConocoPhillips, TI Capital and NovaTerr, supporting efforts to diversify routes and boost production....

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Iraq signs $200bn worth energy sector deals in US

Iraqi Oil Minister Bassem Mohammed Khudair said the value of the energy-sector contracts and agreements signed in Washington during during Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi's visit to the United States amounted to around $200 billion....

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Iraq signs US energy partnerships to boost oil, power infrastructure

Iraq has signed energy agreements with US firms including ExxonMobil, KBR and GE Vernova to advance oil and power projects, while progressing a Mediterranean Energy Corridor pipeline initiative with a planned capacity of two million barrels per day. ...

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ConocoPhillips acquires 42pc stake in bp's Iraq oil venture

bp and ConocoPhillips have agreed terms for ConocoPhillips to acquire a 42 per cent interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited (BP ECKL), supporting the redevelopment of several large-scale oil fields in the Kirkuk area of northern Iraq....

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Iraq, Syria sign deal to rebuild cross-border oil pipeline

Iraq and Syria have signed an agreement to rehabilitate the crude oil pipeline linking Haditha in Iraq with Baniyas in the war-ravaged country, reported the Iraqi News Agency (INA). A vital project for the region, it is likely to be implemented by US energy company Chevron. ...

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US, Iraq discuss deeper economic ties, energy investment

The United States and Iraq discussed expanding economic co-operation and increasing US investment in the Arab nation’s energy sector during high-level talks at the White House on Wednesday, as the two countries sought to deepen their strategic partnership. ...

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Iraq moves to export oil via Syria as Gulf routes disrupted

Iraq is preparing to expand crude oil and naphtha exports through Syrian ports as it moves to diversify trade routes after the Iran war disrupted its main Gulf shipping channels and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz....

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Iraq aims to restore oil output above 3 million bpd

Iraq expects to return oil production from its southern fields to levels ​exceeding three million barrels per day within one to two ‌months, Iraq's state news agency reported....

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Iraq, Pakistan strike shipping deals with Iran as Tehran flexes its muscle

Countries striking side deals with Iran to secure oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are raising fresh concerns among Gulf exporters, as the lack of progress in US-Iran peace talks fuels fears that Tehran could entrench its new control over one of the world’s most critical energy corridors....

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Iraq approves $4.6bn Basra–Haditha oil pipeline bid process

Iraq has approved the bidding process for a $4.6 billion oil pipeline linking Basra to Haditha, in a step aimed at strengthening its crude export infrastructure. The planned pipeline will stretch 685 km, transporting crude oil from southern Iraq to northern regions....

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Tanker loaded with Iraqi crude passes through Hormuz

An oil tanker loaded with Iraqi crude was seen passing through the Strait ‌of Hormuz close to the Iranian coast a day after Iran said Iraq was exempt from any restrictions to transit the vital sea route, data ⁠from LSEG and Kpler showed....

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Iraq asks KRG to help pipe crude oil to Turkey

Iraq has asked the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) if it would pump at least 100,000 barrels of crude per day ‌from its state-managed Kirkuk oilfields to Turkey's Ceyhan port, two oil officials familiar with the matter told Reuters....