As the IOCs are moving now towards fulfilling the requirements of the rehabilitation and preliminary development plans of the first phase of the contracts of the mega projects starting to prepare enhanced and final development plans for the second phase and ramping up of production towards the PPTs, many discussions arose and opinions were expressed about the need, or otherwise, for revising the PPTs downwards, increasing the time allowed to…
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KRG & Oil Ministry Contracts: A Comparison
Kamil Al-Mehaidy: KRG & Oil Ministry Contracts: A Comparison (in Arabic) كامل المهيدي: قراءة في عقود أقليم كردستان النفطية
Iraqi Oil Policy & Constitutional Issues
Joseph Bell & Cheryl Saunders – Iraqi Oil Policy & Constitution Issues Regarding Federal and Regional Authority
Anatomy of a Deal
(Mr Asri Mousa was one of the main Iraqi negotiators of the south gas utilization project with Royal Dutch Shell and Mitsubishi Corp between 2008 and 2011) Iraq has been, since 2008, negotiating with Royal Dutch Shell to establish a joint gas company to capture flared gas from three giant oil fields in the province of Basra. The joint venture is based on a proposal by Iraq to create a…