The Rush for Oil: Iraq’s Oil Capacity Potential and Regional Geopolitics – MEES Op-Ed Nov.9-2009
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Abdul Karim Al-Luaybi
Senior Deputy Oil Minister for upstream Abdul Karim al-Luaybi speaks to Ruba Husari, editor of Iraq Oil Forum in Baghdad Aug.18. Q: How are your upstream plans progressing following the first bid round in June and as you prepare to practically launch the second bid round in Istanbul Aug.25? A: We are going ahead with parallel plans. Plans under the national effort on one hand are being executed in cooperation…
Trickling Production
Things are happening at Nassiriya oil field in southern Iraq. The field, which accounts for some 4.3 billion barrels of oil reserves, has become the latest oil field to start production in recent days, albeit at a moderate pilot rate of 20,000 b/d. Nassiriya was discovered by Iraq National Oil Co (INOC) in 1975 and remained undeveloped for more than three decades after the drilling of the first exploration well…