Gulf Keystone Petroleum has announced that it has received approval for developing the onshore Shaikan oilfield in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Exploration & Production
ADNOC and OMV sign joint exploration deal
OMV has announced that it has signed an exploration agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to jointly explore oil and gas onshore eastern Abu Dhabi
Gulf Keystone spuds oil well in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Gulf Keystone has announced that an oil well has spud in the Shaikan Block in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Total buys major stake in Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s oil block
Total has announced that it has acquired 80 per cent stake in an oil exploration block in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Iraq to ‘increase oil output by 2014’
Iraq will ramp up its oil production to 4.5mn bpd by the end of 2014, an increase from the 2.9mn bpd currently being produced, a government official has announced