The formal signing Sunday of the final agreement for the development of the Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq by Royal Dutch Shell and its Malaysian partner Petronas, set the ball rolling for a series of signatures this week and next. By the end of January, all contracts awarded in the first and second bid rounds will become effective and operators will start the actual work on the ground. Southern…
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Iraq’s Technical Service Contracts
Iraq’s Technical Service Contracts: A Good Deal for Iraq? By Peter Wells
2nd Bid Round
International oil companies who attended Iraq’s 2nd bid round roadshow in Istanbul Tuesday were unfazed by the growing tension in Baghdad ahead of the January legislative elections. The 42 companies who attended – out of 45 who have been prequalified to participate in the bid round – will compete for 10 contract areas, four of which include the giant fields of Majnoon, West Qurna-2, East Baghdad and Halfaya. The short…
The Results
If you are trying to figure out who won and who lost in Iraq’s first bid round, consider this: 22 companies have participated in the licensing round making offers for six oil fields and one gas field, as leaders or members of consortia. One gas field, Mansuriya had no takers. China’s CNPC was the most aggressive taking part in 5 offerings followed by Malaysia’s Petronas which targeted 4. Oil majors…