Final Tasks

The formal signing Sunday of the final agreement for the development of the Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq by Royal Dutch Shell and its Malaysian partner Petronas, set the ball rolling for a series of signatures this week and next. By the end of January, all contracts awarded in the first and second bid rounds will become effective and operators will start the actual work on the ground. Southern…

CNPC Lands Service Contract for Iraq’s Al-Ahdab Oil Field

12 November 2008 State China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) is set to start work immediately on its 20-year service contract to develop Al-Ahdab oil field in central Iraq following a formal signing Monday in Baghdad, making it the first company to break ground in Iraq’s oil sector since the 2003 US-led war there. The deal was signed by CNPC head Jiang Jiemin and the director general of State Oil Marketing…