One of Iraq's most prolific oil fields can only meet production targets if it can secure additional supplies of water to inject into reservoirs.
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Q&A: Haidar Fakher Nasser, director of Khor al-Zubair port
The head of Iraq's main hub for fuel imports and exports discusses the capacity of the port and ongoing projects to rehabilitate and expand the facility.
Q&A: Najim Abdullah, director of the Zubair oil field commission
Iraq's number two oil field is planning to raise output by more than 200,000 bpd in the next three years — if it a can secure new supplies of water.
Q&A: Haidar Fakher Nasser, director of Khor al-Zubair port
Iraq could soon gain a new option for exporting crude with the ongoing expansion of Khor al-Zubair port.
Q&A: Hussein Abdul-Kadhim, Zubair field operations director
Oil production at Zubair is being ramped up towards a targeted 700,000 bpd within five years, but that goal will require more water injection than is currently available.
Q&A: Khor al-Zubair Port Director Ahmed Jassim al-Assadi
At Iraq's main fuel import and export hub, the the port director describes the facility's layout and activities and talks about plans to expand capacity and revenue flows.
Wasted money, global concern over Iraq’s persistent gas flaring
The World Bank says Iraq's burning of associated gas is an environmental catastrophe that could erase progress made worldwide.
Zubair field set to kick off year-on-year growth
New infrastructure is nearly complete, with more to come, and the Eni-operated field will start adding 100,000 bpd this and next year.
SOC takes Oxy stake in Zubair
South Oil Company takes the largest role to date for a state owned company in a technical service contract after Occidental Petroleum's exit.
Gas capture projects advance as Iraq aims to end flaring
Projects coming online this year could eliminate roughly 40 percent of Iraq’s associated gas flaring — a boost for the country’s economy, power sector, and climate goals.
Q&A: Capt. Alaa Khalaf Hassan, director of Khor al-Zubair port
A key transit point for fuel exports and imports, as well as sales of crude from the Qayarah field, the Khor al-Zubair port is expanding.
Q&A: Ali Khudhier, chairman of Basra Gas Company
The leader of Iraq's efforts to capture and process natural gas in Basra, Ali Khudhier discusses the interlocking projects required to eliminate flaring.
Q&A: Marfaa Kadhim al-Asadi, deputy director of Basra Gas Company
Iraq's marquee initiative to reduce gas flaring is expanding, though uncertainties remain around gas supply.
Zubair cuts production target by 30%
Italy's Eni announced Monday it has signed an amendment to its Zubair contract, reducing the production plateau target from 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) to 850,000 bpd.
Q&A: Khalid Hamza Abbas, Basra Oil Company director general
The chief of Basra's oil sector discusses Exxon's impending departure from West Qurna 1, Total's bid for a massive new deal, and Iraq's efforts to develop new capacity from state-run fields.
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Q&A: Hossam Hussein Wali, director general of the South Refineries Company
Iraq's largest refinery, and the industry in south Iraq generally, is making steady progress for necessary growth.
Slow going on Zubair, W. Qurna and Nassiriya deals
Three contracts with foreign oil firms including Exxon Mobil and Shell are slowly making their way through the Iraqi contracting process, which requires political approval.
Low-level smuggling is high stakes for local officials
Iraqi authorities have discovered several small-scale smuggling rackets in and around Basra over the past year.
Q&A: Basra Gas Company Deputy Director Marfaa Kadhim al-Asadi
The joint venture between state-owned South Gas Company, Shell, and Mitsubishi is expanding its processing capacity to capture up to 94 percent of the associated gas produced from the three largest oil producing fields in southern Iraq. The expansion is crucial if Iraq is to reduce the wasteful practice of gas flaring.
Q&A: Hamza Abdul-Baqi, director general of the South Gas Company
Southern Iraq's top gas official gives detailed updates on associated gas capture projects that promise to boost electricity feedstock and reducing flaring.
Q&A: Hamza Abdul-Baqi, director general of South Gas Company
The head of southern Iraq's gas sector discusses the expansion of BGC, associated gas processing at Nahr Bin Omar, and the Ratawi gas hub.
Emerson makes Zubair contracts bid
U.S.-based energy firm Emerson has submitted a bid to win an automated systems contract at Iraq's giant Zubair oil field, a company executive said. Emerson, a specialist in oil and gas, refining and power automation, submitted the bid to a consortium led by Italy's Eni SpA (E) which is the operator of Zubair oil field, […]
Expro announces $12.5 million Zubair contract
Expro announces in a press release: Leading international oilfield services company Expro has recently secured a contract win in the Middle East with Eni Iraq BV, lead contractor of the Zubair Consortium. The contract, providing chemical analysis laboratory work, for the Zubair field in Southern Iraq, represents Expro’s first direct contract in Iraq and is […]