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Longford Energy Provides Update on Kurdistan Activities

15 March 2010

Longford Energy Inc. announces that it has been recently appointed as the Operator of the Chia Surkh Block and plans to ...

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Gulf Keystone Provides Kurdistan Drilling Campaign Update

15 March 2010

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd provides an operational update on the preparations for its 2010 drilling campaign in the Kur...

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Japanese JV In Lucrative Iraqi Field Falls Through

03 March 2010

Iraq is set to develop the Nassiriya oil field by itself after unsuccessful attempts to broker a deal with a Japanese co...

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China Closing in on Development of Iraqi Maysan Fields

18 February 2010

State-owned oil major China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is holding negotiations over the development of th...

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Oil Majors Move in on Iraq

04 February 2010

It comes as little surprise that a host of oil industry majors are queuing up to invest in the Iraqi oil industry. The f...

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Total and Partners Petrochina and Petronas to Develop the Halfaya Oil Field in Iraq

28 January 2010

Total announces that, within the framework of Iraq's second petroleum bidding round organized by the Iraqi Ministry of O...

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DNO Provides Update on Kurdistan Arbitration Proceedings

25 January 2010

As previously reported DNO Iraq AS (DNOI), a subsidiary of DNO International ASA (DNO) is involved in arbitration procee...

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ExxonMobil Signs Agreement with Iraq to Redevelop and Expand West Qurna-1 Field

25 January 2010

Exxon Mobil Corporation announces that its affiliate ExxonMobil Iraq Limited signed an agreement with the Iraq Ministry ...

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Eni, Occidental and KOGAS Sign Contract to Redevelop Iraq's Zubair Field

22 January 2010

• Production planned to increase by more than 1 million barrels of oil per day • Consortium to recover expenditure...

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Vast Exploration Provides Resource Assessment for the Qara Dagh Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

19 January 2010

Vast Exploration Inc. announces that AJM Petroleum Consultants ('AJM') has completed an independent, initial resource as...

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Kurdistan and Iraq Step Closer to Ending Oil Dispute

19 January 2010

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has released a statement proclaiming that it is willing to settle its ongoing di...

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Iraq and Shell Consortium Sign the Majnoon Oilfield Contract

17 January 2010

The Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq, Royal Dutch Shell plc and Petronas Carigali today signed a 20-year contract...

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Gulf Keystone Reports Significant Increase in Reserves for Shaikan Discovery in Iraq

14 January 2010

Shaikan-1 has been independently evaluated by Dynamic Global Advisors ("DGA"). This final evaluation report reviewed the...

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San Leon Enters Into JV Agreement with Al Meinaa Oil Services of Iraq

14 January 2010

San Leon announces that it has entered into a joint venture with Al Meinaa Oil Services Limited ("Al Meinaa") for the re...

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Iraq Approves Outstanding Foreign Oil Contracts

06 January 2010

After being forced to wait a number of days, Baghdad has finally approved all pending deals with foreign oil companies, ...

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ShaMaran Announces Award of Seismic Contract in Iraqi-Kurdistan

06 January 2010

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. reports that the Company has executed a seismic contract with Gulf Geophysics FZCO (subsidiary ...

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Weather Delays Drilling of the Sangaw North Exploration Well in Iraq

04 January 2010

Sterling Energy, an AIM listed independent oil & gas exploration and production company with interests in Africa and...

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Statoil and Lukoil Announce Adjusted Ownership Split in West Qurna 2, Iraq

29 December 2009

Lukoil and Statoil initialised the contract with Iraqi authorities for the West Qurna 2 field. Lukoil and Statoil have a...

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Gulf Keystone Spuds Bijeel-1 Well in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

15 December 2009

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. announces that, as informed by the Operator to the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kur...

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Lukoil and Statoil Win Bid on the West Qurna 2 Field in Iraq

12 December 2009

Around 40 companies are prequalified for participation in Iraq's second licensing round 11 and 12 December in Bag...

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Shell Welcomes Iraq Majnoon Contract Award

11 December 2009

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil today awarded Shell and Petronas Carigali a contract for technical assistance in develo...

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