Shell’s Upstream Chief Offers His Take on Iraq’s Landmark Bid Round

7 November 2008 Despite its disappointment that Iraqi oil fields it had been studying were opened to international bidding, Royal Dutch Shell says it welcomes the transparent process Iraq has chosen for its first landmark bid round. But the Anglo-Dutch supermajor’s upstream chief, Malcolm Brinded, says he needs to see contract terms before assessing whether the service deals have “long-term robustness” in the absence of a nationwide hydrocarbon law. “It…

Shell Inks Iraqi Gas Deal in Baghdad

23  September 2008 Royal Dutch Shell and Iraq on Monday inked a heads of agreement (HOA) to establish a joint venture to gather, process and market associated natural gas from southern Iraq, and plan to sign a definitive multibillion-dollar deal within a year, Iraqi and industry sources said. Officials from Shell’s gas and power division, headed by Executive Director Linda Cook, traveled to Baghdad on Monday for the signing ceremony,…

Iraq OKs Preliminary Gas Deal With Shell

9 September 2008 The Iraqi cabinet on Sunday approved a preliminary gas deal between Royal Dutch and South Gas Co. (SGC), giving the green light for detailed negotiations on a final deal expected next year, Iraqi and industry sources said. The deal is a nonbinding heads of agreement (HOA) to establish a joint venture to gather and process associated gas now being flared from Basrah region oil fields in the…