Shell Pursues Natural Gas Deal With Iraq

6 March 2008 Royal Dutch Shell has submitted a proposal to the Iraqi oil ministry to produce about 500 million cubic feet per day of gas from major southern oil fields where most associated gas is now flared, Iraqi and industry sources told International Oil Daily this week. The proposal is independent of the two-year technical support contract Shell is negotiating with the ministry to boost output by 100,000 barrels…

Iraq: China’s Breakthrough

29 August 2008 China this week became the first country since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein to clinch an oil deal with Iraq, by reviving the first of a series of contracts signed by the previous Iraqi regime under new terms dictated by new realities. The service contract for development of the Al-Ahdab field, which includes a mix of old production sharing elements and new service contract terms, sets a…