Qatar Petroleum (QP) has signed an agreement authorising PetroChina Investment to acquire 40 per cent of the exploration and production rights to Qatar’s Block 4 Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) from GDF Suez Exploration Qatar
Russian drilling company Eurasia Drilling Co (EDC) has acquired two onshore drilling rigs in Iraq and is considering the option to acquire a third rig
Kalegran Limited has spudded the Gulak-1 exploration well at the Akri-Bijeel block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
ADX Energy and Gulfsands Petroleum have had their joint venture Chorbane exploration permit onshore
A consortium led by Lukoil Holdings has initialled a contract with Iraqs Ministry of Oil for exploration, development and production rights over Block 10, which is located 120km west of Basra in Di-Kar and Mutannah provinces
