News and Interviews on Iraqi Oil
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…
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
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
It was only a question of time before it became public. ExxonMobil’s move into Kurdistan region of Iraq was surrounded with lots of hush hush from the time it signed in October, until the moment the ministry of natural resources (MNR) in the KRG decided to score a fantastic public relations coup. Now that it is public, where does this leave the regional and the federal governments and what fate…