Iraq Courts Four Majors for Technical Deals

6 December 2007 Four majors met with Iraqi oil ministry officials in Amman last week to initiate talks on the first commercial technical support contracts to be awarded since the US-led invasion over four years ago, Iraqi and industry sources told International Oil Daily Wednesday. The ministry is aiming to raise output by 500,000 barrels per day over the next two years. The talks with BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil and…

Iraq Sets Up Reservoir Data Center as Studies Get Under Way

18 February 2005 Iraq’s oil ministry has launched its first reservoir study center, as it gears up to work with international companies BP, Exploration Consultants Ltd. (ECL) and Royal Dutch/Shell on landmark reviews of its key Rumaila and Kirkuk oil fields, according to an Iraqi oil official. The center, established by the ministry’s reservoirs and field development department, is the first in Iraq, and has already been equipped with workstations…