http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/scat/1 The latest news about Oil & Gas in Iraq en support@iraqupdates.com support@iraqupdates.com PHP RSS Feed Generator A Japanese Newspaper said that a consortium of Japanese companies led by Nippon Oil Corp for refining might enter in final negotiations in a bid to develop Al Nassiriyah vast oil field in Iraq by next Sunday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62568/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:00 +0000 The Iraqi government on Thursday stepped up its efforts to woo French business to invest in the oil-rich country, telling Total, the French oil group, it could expect favourable treatment. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62563/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:00 +0000 The opening of Iraq's vast oil sector this year has put Washington in a bind. With the war to oust Saddam Hussein costing more than 4,300 American lives and $700 billion so far, the US seemed well-positioned to come away with major awards from Iraq's... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62562/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:13:00 +0000 Iraq and Kuwait discussed in Baghdad the issue of mutual border oil fields, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62550/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:00 +0000 A spokesman for French oil major Total SA (TOT) confirmed Wednesday the company is bidding for two oilfields in Iraq, Majnoon and West Quran-2, as part of a second round of auctions. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62511/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:20:00 +0000 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday promised major deals -- including large oil contracts -- to French business chiefs keen to restore their place as Iraq's top business partners. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62510/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:18:00 +0000 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday promised major deals -- including large oil contracts -- to French business chiefs keen to restore their place as Iraq's top business partners. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62509/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +0000 Iraq's President Jalal Talabani struck an optimistic note on French oil company Total's (TOTF.PA) chance of winning an oil contract Wednesday, saying that figures aren't everything in winning a contract. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62508/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:10:00 +0000 Leading oil distributor Nippon Oil Corp. and two other Japanese firms likely will conclude a basic contract with the Iraqi government as early as this month to obtain the right to develop the massive Nasiriyah oil field in southern Iraq, it has been... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62507/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:07:00 +0000 ExxonMobil this month became the first U.S. oil company in 35 years to sign an oil-production contract with the government of Iraq. Several other contracts with the world's largest oil companies are being finalized, and more are expected when a new... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62505/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told business leaders in Paris that he wanted to see the French energy giant Total working in his country's oil fields. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62500/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:34:00 +0000 Energy prices fell in a second consecutive trading session Nov. 13 with crude touching a 1-month low in intraday trade in the New York market following reports of bigger-than-expected increases in US inventories of crude, gasoline, and distillate fuels. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62460/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0000 Heritage Oil has issued its Interim Management Statement for the period from July 1, 2009 to November 16, 2009, in accordance with reporting requirements of the EU Transparency Directive. Highlights http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62458/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:05:00 +0000 Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al Shahristani said the round of oil fields investment licenses scheduled for December 11 and 12 will be carried out on time and will witness a wide and competitive participation. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62457/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:02:00 +0000 During a meeting with visiting head of Iraq Islamic Supreme Council Sayyed Ammar Al Hakim, Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Al Dahabi announced that Jordan looks to extend an oil pipeline with Iraq to promote bilateral economic ties. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62456/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:01:00 +0000 Heritage Oil Plc, the U.K. explorer with assets in Uganda and Iraq, said it aims to sign an agreement to buy Turkey’s Genel Energy International Ltd. before the end of the year. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62443/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:13:00 +0000 Iraq's cabinet cancelled a Tuesday meeting at which it had been expected to approve deals with Western oil majors for the West Qurna and Zubair oilfields, because too many ministers were out of town, officials said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62442/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:12:00 +0000 A group of Japanese companies led by refiner Nippon Oil Corp (5001.T) could enter final negotiations for a deal to develop Iraq's huge Nassiriya oil field as early as Sunday, a Japanese newspaper reported on Wednesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62441/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:08:00 +0000 MP for Islamic Fadhilah Bloc Bassim Sheriff has confirmed his bloc's support to vote no confidence for Minister of Oil Hussein al- Shihristani in default of failure in developing the oil industry and responding questions pertaining to corruption. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62405/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:10:00 +0000 Future supply shortages could drive up contracts for oil use in several years' time, as they mimic a market for near-term delivery that has more than doubled since the start of the year. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62377/refid/RSS-energy-21-11-2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:54:00 +0000