Anticipating an oil export boost for September, northern Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) this week made its first payments to IOCs in nearly 50 days. But Erbil is not out of the woods yet and firms will need further reassurances before resuming delayed investment plans in the region.
Anglo-Turkish firm Genel announced on 28 September it had received full payment as invoiced for Taq Taq’s July production. Gross payment was $23.37mn – down 6% on June – of which Genel received $12.85mn and partner Sinopec received $10.52mn. (CONTINUED - 1330 WORDS)
