Iraq has launched its latest oil export infrastructure expansion project; a new pipeline that would carry crude from southern Iraq across Jordan to the port of Aqaba on the Red Sea. When completed, the pipeline would carry crude from the southern oil fields in Basrah and Missan, as well as the Midland fields such as Nassiriya, Gharaf and Badra to be exported through a new terminal, primarily to markets in…
Iraq Oil, A Target?
I move that Iraq oil has been the target of the major consumers, their governments and IOCs. Why? Iraq Oil the Jewel in a Global Context When? The answer is in the Background: The Concessions Era, The Loot of the First World War and 2003 Occupation How? The Events Speak for Themselves Full Text: Tariq Shafiq: Iraq Oil, A Target: Why, When & How
Iraq Oil, A Target: Why, When & How
Tariq Shafiq: Iraq Oil, A Target: Why, When & How
Drilling Deep in Badra
Drilling in the Badra oil field in the east of Iraq is long and painful. The Iranians had this experience with first six wells drilled in their part of the shared oilfield in the past and now Russia’s Gazprom with its partners are laboring over the deep wells, having the same frustrating and sometimes disappointing experience as foreign operators who drilled on the other side of the border in recent…