Chevron has announced that it will acquire Reliance Exploration & Production’s 80 per cent share of two oil blocks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Exploration & Production
DNO finds oil in Oman
Norwegian oil firm DNO International has announced that results from initial flow tests of West Bukha-5 well in Oman has shown the presence of oil in the Thamama reservoir
E.ON makes oil and gas discovery in Algeria
E.ON Exploration & Production and state-owned Sonatrach have made an oil and gas discovery in the Rhourde Yacoub license area in Algeria
Production begins at Halfaya oil field in Iraq
PetroChina and its partners Total and Petronas Calgari have commenced oil production at the Halfaya oil field in southern Iraq
Iraq and Kuwait Energy-led consortium initial Basra exploration deal
Iraqs Ministry of Oil has initialled a contract with a consortium headed by Kuwait Energy for exploration, development and production rights over Block 9