Natik Al-Bayati: Iraq’s Gas Exploration and Development Strategy – Istanbul, Oct. 19, 2011
Iraq’s Mega Projects
Thamir Ghadhban : Iraq’s Mega Projects – Istanbul Oct. 18, 2011
2012 Production Challenge
Iraqi oil production has been slowly, but steadily, ramping up in the last three years, from an average of 2.336 million b/d in 2009 to 2.358 million b/d in 2010, to an average of 2.66 for the first eight months of this year, according to oil ministry official figures. With this, exports have also risen by almost 300,000 b/d, from a 2009 average of 1.9 million b/d in 2009 to…
Oil & Gas Law
It is obvious that the primary aim of the draft oil and gas law (OGL) prepared by Adnan Janabi et al, is to negate the role of the Federal Government in oil and gas affairs. It is difficult to imagine that the people behind this draft OGL do think that it is in the national interest to make the Regions stronger, and the Center weaker, than they are now. If…