The Iraqi council of ministers has finally given its final stamp of approval today for the first gas deal of its kind in Iraq’s energy history based on the agreement initialized on July 12 between Royal Dutch Shell, Mitsubishi and South Gas Co, to capture and process flared gas in southern Iraq. This deal would put Iraq on the global gas map, something long due in view of the country’s…
Year: 2011
ExxonMobil in KRG
The Blocks: 1. Al Qush: northwest of Erbil 2. Baeshiqa: southeast of Al Qush, south of Ain Sifni 3. Pirmam: north of Mala Omar 4. Betwata: east of Harir 5. Qara-Hanjeer: south-southwest of Chemchamal 6. Un-named Block 6: NNE of Arbat. Exxon Blocks Map- unofficial KRG Blocks Map
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Kurdistan Oil & Gas Activity Map- Nov 2011 Exxon Blocks Map- unofficial kurd-Iraq disputed areas – International Crisis Group map BR4 Map BR3 Map BR2 Map BR1 Map
Exxon’s Leap into Kurdistan
It was only a question of time before it became public. ExxonMobil’s move into Kurdistan region of Iraq was surrounded with lots of hush hush from the time it signed in October, until the moment the ministry of natural resources (MNR) in the KRG decided to score a fantastic public relations coup. Now that it is public, where does this leave the regional and the federal governments and what fate…