Iraq
Finance
Norway's Statoil appears to be close to selling its 18.75% stake in the second phase of southern Iraq's West Qurna oil field (known as West Qurna-II).
2012-02-03Finance
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) appears set to increase its ownership of Iraq-based Asiacell, ahead of a planned sale of the venture's shares on the local bourse. Asiacell is a key revenue generator...
2012-01-20Finance
UK-listed independent Genel Energy, formed in 2011 by the 'reverse-takeover' of Turkish-based Iraqi Kurdistan explorer Genel Enerji by Vallares, has started 2012 on an optimistic note,...
2012-01-10Finance
As the dust settles after ExxonMobil's surprising entry into Iraqi Kurdistan's upstream segment, more information has come to light regarding the US major's newest acreage.
2011-11-15Finance
Iran's patience with foot-dragging by non-Western oil companies at its upstream projects is clearly wearing thin. On August 29 2011 Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency news reported...
2011-09-01Finance
In spite of recent setbacks with the central government's plans to increase diesel-powered capacity, the Kurdish regional government (KRG) is proceeding with the launch of a large...
2011-08-26Finance
Details of the pricing arrangements related to the Basra Gas joint venture (JV) between Iraq and Royal Dutch Shell have been obtained by Reuters, which published them on August 10 2011.
2011-08-10Finance
Iraq's oil ministry has released the names of 41 foreign companies that have qualified to participate in the country's fourth oil and gas licensing round, which is scheduled for January...
2011-08-08
