20 March 2008 The Iraqi oil ministry is tendering a contract to build a pipeline linking the Akkas gas field in northwest Iraq to the Syrian border with the aim of starting exports to Syria within a year of contract award, a senior Iraqi official said Wednesday. Akkas was discovered in the late 1990s, and six wells were drilled there by a Syrian contractor before the US-led invasion in 2003….
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Shell Pursues Natural Gas Deal With Iraq
6 March 2008 Royal Dutch Shell has submitted a proposal to the Iraqi oil ministry to produce about 500 million cubic feet per day of gas from major southern oil fields where most associated gas is now flared, Iraqi and industry sources told International Oil Daily this week. The proposal is independent of the two-year technical support contract Shell is negotiating with the ministry to boost output by 100,000 barrels…
Iraq: Shell’s Entry Plan
2 May 2008 Royal Dutch Shell has never been shy when considering Iraq’s huge potential. Even when the country was under UN sanctions, company officials quietly traveled to and from Baghdad, fostering relations with oil ministry officials. Since the US-led invasion of 2003, it has pursued opportunities more aggressively, with a three-pronged strategy targeting the upstream in the north and south, and the gas sector. Now, Shell is seeking to…