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Iraq Oil Report » Oil Companies http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:11:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Iraq oil exports, revenue rebound http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-revenue-rebound-7013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-oil-exports-revenue-rebound http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-revenue-rebound-7013/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:31:38 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7013

November oil sales have ticked up on higher oil prices and volumes, heading into uncertain new year with output expected to rise.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-revenue-rebound-7013/feed/ 0 Exxon risks West Qurna on new Kurdistan deals http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exxon-risks-west-qurna-on-new-kurdistan-deals-6596/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exxon-risks-west-qurna-on-new-kurdistan-deals http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exxon-risks-west-qurna-on-new-kurdistan-deals-6596/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:32:30 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6596

Exxon Mobil executives and then-Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani (right) at the Jan. 25, 2010, signing ceremony for the West Qurna 1 field. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

Exxon Mobil has signed six exploration deals with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, testing Baghdad's blacklist rule.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exxon-risks-west-qurna-on-new-kurdistan-deals-6596/feed/ 4 Q&A: Lukoil's Vitaly Novozhilov http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/qa-lukoils-vitaly-novozhilov-6214/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-lukoils-vitaly-novozhilov http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/qa-lukoils-vitaly-novozhilov-6214/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:16:17 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6214

Lukoil's deputy director in Basra discusses associated gas, community engagement, and production schedules; says West Qurna 2 is on track for 2013 startup.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/qa-lukoils-vitaly-novozhilov-6214/feed/ 0 Ministry unveils tough terms for 4th bid round http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/ministry-unveils-tough-terms-for-4th-bid-round-6172/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ministry-unveils-tough-terms-for-4th-bid-round http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/ministry-unveils-tough-terms-for-4th-bid-round-6172/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:45 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6172

Iraq Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi gives welcoming remarks at the Fourth Licensing Round roadshow in Amman, Sept. 11, 2011. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

IOC officials express skepticism as model contract tightens cost-recovery mechanism and gives Oil Ministry the authority to delay production.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/ministry-unveils-tough-terms-for-4th-bid-round-6172/feed/ 2 Contract for next auction in September http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/contract-for-next-auction-in-september-6080/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contract-for-next-auction-in-september http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/contract-for-next-auction-in-september-6080/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:54:10 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6080

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi (r) talks to reporters at the 159th meeting of the OPEC Conference in Vienna on June 8, 2011. Iraq's planned production increase and upcoming exploration blocks bidding round will challenge Saudi Arabia for primacy of the cartel. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraq outlines the plan for the two-day roadshow next month where pre-qualified oil companies will get details on the 12 exploration blocks in the January auction.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/contract-for-next-auction-in-september-6080/feed/ 0 Iraq sets January bidding round date, amidst delays http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/iraq-sets-january-bidding-round-date-amidst-delays-6002/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-sets-january-bidding-round-date-amidst-delays http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/iraq-sets-january-bidding-round-date-amidst-delays-6002/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:57:48 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6002

A representative of Kuwait Energy casts its winning bid for the Siba gas field as oil ministry leaders look on at the Oct. 20, 2010 licensing round. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

The Oil Ministry has scheduled its fourth bidding round for Jan. 25 or 26, despite parliamentary opposition, and will release the list of pre-qualified companies next week.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/iraq-sets-january-bidding-round-date-amidst-delays-6002/feed/ 0 $100 to be a Baghdad airport VIP, oil companies welcome http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/100-to-be-a-baghdad-airport-vip-oil-companies-welcome-5979/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-to-be-a-baghdad-airport-vip-oil-companies-welcome http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/100-to-be-a-baghdad-airport-vip-oil-companies-welcome-5979/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:50:03 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5979

The new Iraqi Airways-Palm Jet VIP terminal, Diwan, opened June 1, 2011. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

A new luxury service enables well-heeled travelers to avoid long lines and discomforts, despite concerns over secretive and expensive business practices.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/100-to-be-a-baghdad-airport-vip-oil-companies-welcome-5979/feed/ 1 Iraq increases reliance on Iranian energy http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/natural-gas/iraq-increases-reliance-on-iranian-energy-5916/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-increases-reliance-on-iranian-energy http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/natural-gas/iraq-increases-reliance-on-iranian-energy-5916/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:39:20 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5916

Cabinet approves $365 million deal to build natural gas pipelines feeding Iranian gas into Iraq's power plants.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/natural-gas/iraq-increases-reliance-on-iranian-energy-5916/feed/ 1 Bombs in Daura refinery intensify security scare http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/bombs-in-daura-refinery-intensify-security-scare-5849/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bombs-in-daura-refinery-intensify-security-scare http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/bombs-in-daura-refinery-intensify-security-scare-5849/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:21:45 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5849

Smoke billows from the Zubair tank farm June 5, 2011, after a bomb exploded on a storage tank. (Source: Olive Group incident report)

Four bombs found in Baghdad's main refinery could have caused massive damage, the third inside job on Iraq's oil sector in four months.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/bombs-in-daura-refinery-intensify-security-scare-5849/feed/ 0 Southern oil attacked http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/southern-oil-attacked-5807/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southern-oil-attacked http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/southern-oil-attacked-5807/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:59:42 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5807

Iraqi South Oil Company engineers look toward the natural gas flares in the Zubair oil field in southern Iraq on January 21, 2010. (ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP/Getty Images)

Details unclear as rare attack on Iraq's southern oil infrastructure coincides with visit by Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/southern-oil-attacked-5807/feed/ 0