1. Iraq’s Challenges On Its Path Toward A World Class Gas Industry

    ...mpany and the Ministry of Oil. He retired in early 2011 and is now an independent oil and gas advisor. Historic Background Of Iraq’s Gas Sector No attempts were made by foreign companies to utilize associated gas when oil production started in Kirkuk in the 1930s, and then in Basra in the early 19...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 21 Nov 2011
  2. Iraq’s Technical Service Contracts – A Good Deal For Iraq?

    ...uthern Iraq just to service the projects awarded so far (Rumaila, West Qurna 1 and Zubair) will be a major effort and likely to be much slower than the published aggressive development plans require. These will require several hundred drilling rigs to be operating by 2011. Apart from this challenge, the re...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 23 Nov 2009