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31 January 2012 -- Iraq has delayed its 4th energy bidding round to May 30-31, when 12 new gas and oil exploration blocks will be auctioned to international energy firms, a senior oil official said ...
31 January 2012 -- After five years in the making, Iraq's parliament could have a first reading of a landmark oil law by early February, a senior Iraqi energy official said on Monday.
31 January 2012 -- The Oil Ministry announced that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz would not affect just Iraq but also all exporting and importing oil countries, meanwhile excluded that Iran close ...
Basra, 31 January 2012 -- The State-owned Iraqi Excavation Company has held contracts with about 70 foreign investment companies over the past few months, the Company's Operations Director reported ...
30 January 2012 -- Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi has announced that Iran will cut oil exports to certain European countries in the near future in response to the recent oil embargo on the country.
30 January 2012 -- Iran is considering banning all oil exports to the European Union (EU) for five to 15 years, a senior Iranian lawmaker was quoted as saying on Sunday, while its deputy oil minister ...
London, 30 January 2012 -- French oil firm Total is close to securing exploration rights over several oil and gas blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Sunday Times reported.
30 January 2012 -- French oil firm Total is close to securing exploration rights over several oil-and-gas blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Sunday Times reported.
United Arab Emirates, 30 January 2012 -- Dana Gas PJSC, one of the Middle East's largest regional private sector natural gas companies, has announced its preliminary financial results for the year ...
30 January 2012 -- Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani's met Special Representative for International Energy Affairs Committee in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Carlos Pascual, U.S. delegation, ...
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