The first day of Iraq’s oil ministry’s fourth bid round confirmed what many people, including those who worked on the model technical service contract, had expected: conducting exploration and development on the terms offered under these contracts is going to be a hard sale. Kuwait Energy with its partners, Turkey’s TPAO and UAE’s Dragon Oil, was willing to play by what’s on the table to secure Block 9 because it…
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Abdul Mahdi Al-Ameedi
Abdul Mahdi al-Ameedi, director general of Iraq’s oil ministry’s Petroleum Contracts & Licensing Dept. (PCLD), sheds light on the ministry’s fourth bid round scheduled for May30-31, and the service contract on offer, its advantages and shortcomings, in an interview with IOF editor Ruba Husari in Baghdad. (للنص العربي اضغط هنا) Q: Offering a service contract type with a fixed fee for oil and gas exploration work is unusual and almost…
ExxonMobil in KRG
The Blocks: 1. Al Qush: northwest of Erbil 2. Baeshiqa: southeast of Al Qush, south of Ain Sifni 3. Pirmam: north of Mala Omar 4. Betwata: east of Harir 5. Qara-Hanjeer: south-southwest of Chemchamal 6. Un-named Block 6: NNE of Arbat. Exxon Blocks Map- unofficial KRG Blocks Map
MAPS
Kurdistan Oil & Gas Activity Map- Nov 2011 Exxon Blocks Map- unofficial kurd-Iraq disputed areas – International Crisis Group map BR4 Map BR3 Map BR2 Map BR1 Map