Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)

With regularized payments from its stake in the prolific Tawke license, Genel is set to begin talks with the KRG to decouple oil and gas development at Bina Bawi field.

Norway’s DNO announced this week that a fourth well at Peshkabir oil field in its Tawke license was brought...

Fast-track development of the DNO-operated Peshkabir field in Iraqi Kurdistan is running ahead of schedule. The Norwegian firm announced...

The Pearl consortium is ahead of schedule on developing Khor Mor and starting work at Chemchemal. Full development of the 8.5tcf field needs an outlet beyond the KRG.

Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil sector received further positive news this week with a breakthrough on a long-stalled deal to increase...

The Kurdish oil sector is seeing positive momentum. But modest 36,000 b/d gains at Atrush and Sarqala pales beside the 280,000 b/d lost at Kirkuk last October.

Despite its proximity to ex-Islamic State territory, an ill-fated independence referendum last September, and Baghdad’s subsequent retaking of disputed...

Southern exports have been maxed out at 3.46mn b/d over the last six months, and the stress is taking its toll on aging infrastructure. The 12 May elections are set to delay efforts to redress the government’s dependency on the Basra chokepoint.

Despite ongoing Erbil/Baghdad uncertainty, IOCs are advancing investments.