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Issue 867 - 04 December 2009

Gas on agenda for talks

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Omani ministers have been talking up the relationship with Iran, whose importance was underlined by the visit to Tehran this summer of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Saeed. As well as acting as a mediator between the embattled Islamic Republic and its critics, notably the United States and United Kingdom, Oman has a number of national interests in developing ties with Iran, including in the energy sector.

Iran | Oman
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After hard bargaining, the Iraqi government can now tell voters that oil output could be more than doubled within seven years. Below, GSN highlights the spate of recent major deals

Iraq
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The security outlook is worrying and the political future remains cloudy with less than ten weeks to organise a general election, but some things appear to be going right for Iraq at last. Three major oil field service contracts hold out the prospect of financial stability, while MoO and leading IOCs have found common ground after years of failure, raising optimism about the second round of licensing

Iraq
Issue 864 - 06 November 2009

Dubai bids for 100% of Turkmen oil play

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Dublin Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange-listed Dragon Oil has agreed to a full takeover by its majority shareholder

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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The prospect of major oil discoveries appears to have ended questions raised when Gulf Keystone announced that Etamic had become its partner, although there remains little information about the deal

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Former ambassador Peter Galbraith, who retired from the US State Department in 2003, and who recently made headlines after resigning as deputy head of the United Nations in Afghanistan, has admitted that he was negotiating a potentially lucrative oil deal in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2004 at the same time as he was advising the regional government on constitutional issues.

Iraq
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Al-Khobar-based company Soroof International alleges offshore drilling giant induced it to divulge valuable proprietary and confidential information and trade secrets

Saudi Arabia
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Exploration successes by a number of small independent companies in Iraqi Kurdistan have inspired investor interest. But scrutiny of the regional government’s unorthodox financial arrangements with its partners shows that political risks remain high, even if the geological risks are lower than first supposed

Iraq
Issue 860 - 12 September 2009

New oil minister approved

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The Majlis (Parliament) has approved the appointment of Massoud Mirkazemi as oil minister. Mirkazemi, the former commerce minister who enjoys close links with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been criticised for his lack of knowledge and experience of the oil industry. His running of the department, which is engulfed in crisis, will be crucial during the new parliamentary term, particularly if further sanctions are imposed on the oil industry over the country’s nuclear programme.

Iran
Issue 860 - 12 September 2009

MBR sets up Dubai oil agencies

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Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has issued decrees setting up two new authorities – one to manage crude oil sales and the other to manage energy supplies.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Backed by one of the world’s wealthiest governments, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company is already a major player in ten countries in the GCC, Europe, North America and Africa. Iraq will soon become its next play, chief executive Peter Barker-Homek told GSN

United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Saudi Arabia | Iraq
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Only BP and Chinese partner CNPC were prepared to go ahead with Hussein Shahristani licensing round terms. Mission accomplished for the harassed oil minister, if not for his IOC suitors.

Iraq
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Genel Enerji’s Heritage Oil deal represents an important first step in the consolidation of Kurdistan’s oil sector. GSN’s soundings suggest the deal isn’t politically motivated, but it will still serve to reinforce the trend of growing Turkish commercial influence in the region, which could be the precursor to warmer political relations.

Iraq | Turkey
Issue 854 - 30 May 2009

Maintaining security at MOO

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Ever since five UK citizens were snatched from the Iraqi Ministry of Finance in May 2007 – they continue to be held by Iranian-backed groups – it has been passé to consider a ministry building as secure or Iraqi forces as entirely trustworthy. Nor are Iraqi security forces yet sufficiently polished to meet the rigorous security standards of western executives.

Iraq
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Bid award ceremonies lasting two days will begin early on 29 June, drawing unprecedented numbers of IOCs to Baghdad to participate in a series of eight sequential bids for oil and gas fields. The round’s timing means that IOCs’ engagement in Iraq must get very real, very quickly, with this round of bidding expected to be followed by months of horse-trading over terms and farm-ins.

Iraq