Iran to pump oil from South Pars field soonIran will soon start producing crude from an oil layer in its giant South Pars gas field, which it shares with Qatar, the director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said. "Producti More… |
Exxon in talks to sell Iraq field stake to MubadalaExxon Mobil is in negotiations to sell 5 percent of its stake in Iraq's West Qurna-1 oilfield to Abu Dhabi's state-run investment fund Mubadala, part of the US major's moves to reduce its exposure there, Iraqi oil o More… |
Shell to resume operations at giant Iraq oilfieldRoyal Dutch Shell will resume operations at Iraq's Majnoon oilfield on May 1, with initial production of 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi said on Saturday. The production re-start at one of Iraq& More… |
Jobs protesters break into Iraq oilfieldHundreds of protesters demanding jobs broke into Iraq's giant southern West Qurna-2 oilfield and wrecked offices early on Monday, police and employees at the field said. West Qurna-2, which More… |
Dana to develop UAE field for 2014 start upDana Gas has agreed with the governments of Sharjah and Ajman to develop a gas field off the two emirates' coasts with production expected to start in the first half of 2014, the company said on Thursday.   More… |
Turkmenistan plans to start key gasfieldTurkmenistan plans to begin production at the world's second-largest gasfield next year, a senior Turkmen official said, opening up new EU- and US-backed supply routes to Europe and Asia at the risk of Russian opposition. The More… |
Shell sees Iraq Majnoon output at 200,000bpdIraq's Majnoon oilfield, operated by Royal Dutch Shell, is expected to hit output above 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the third quarter of 2013 - above the level needed to start recovering costs, Shell's programme for Majnoon said. More… |
Maersk, Qatar in talks to extend Al-Shaheen dealDenmark's Maersk Oil is in talks with Qatar Petroleum to extend a production sharing contract for the offshore Al-Shaheen oilfield by another 13 years to 2030, industry sources said on Friday. More… |
Rosneft in talks to join Exxon in IraqRussia's top crude oil producer, Rosneft, has been in talks with ExxonMobil over the possibility of teaming up with the American major to tap Iraq's huge West Qurna-1 oilfield, Kommersant daily reported on Friday. The daily, citing More… |
$16m water treatment plant opens in BahrainA new $16 million water treatment plant, operated by Tatweer Petroleum, has opened at the Bahrain Oil Field in Hefeersa. The facility was inaugurated by Energy Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza in the presence of officials from Tatweer, the N More… |








