Shell Official in Baghdad for Gas Talks

13 June 2008 A top-ranking Royal Dutch Shell official is in Baghdad this week to discuss a heads of agreement to establish a joint venture to invest in Iraq’s gas sector and process associated gas from southern fields for domestic and export markets, an Iraqi oil source told International Oil Daily Thursday. The talks, the first held in the Iraqi capital by a senior international oil company executive since 2003,…

Shell, Iraq Push on With JV Gas Talks

6 June 2008 The Iraqi oil ministry and Royal Dutch Shell will launch a second round of talks in Damascus next week on establishing a joint venture in southern Iraq to exploit associated gas, a ministry source in Baghdad told International Oil Daily Thursday. The talks follow a first round of negotiations in late May aimed at concluding a heads of agreement this summer. The Anglo-Dutch supermajor submitted proposals to…

Iraq, Shell Target Summer Gas JV Deal

30 April 2008 The Iraqi oil ministry and Royal Dutch Shell aim to sign a preliminary agreement this summer to establish a joint venture to exploit associated gas and channel it for domestic use and export for at least 20 years, Iraqi and industry sources told International Oil Daily this week. Plans include building LNG export facilities. Industry sources estimate investment of $2 billion-$5 billion would be required over the…