Middle East / Africa
Country summary: Iraq
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| Completed deals: | 43 |
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Iraq - recent news
| 20 Oct 26 |
Iraq: ShaMaran announces combination with Gulf Keystone ShaMaran Petroleum and Gulf Keystone Petroleum have signed a Bermuda merger agreement and a combination agreement to combine their businesses. The Transaction will create a leading independent oil producer focused on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Federal Iraq. |
| 15 Oct 26 |
Iraq: Gulf Keystone Petroleum receives its first top-up barrels from SOMO, reconciling Q4 2025 export sales to international prices Gulf Keystone understands that a first cargo was recently lifted following the allocation of additional barrels by Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation ('SOMO') to compensate the Company and other IOCs party to the tripartite interim export agreements. The top-up barrels reconcile export sales during Q4 2025 to international prices and begin to repay the Company’s outstanding top-up receivables. |
| 28 Sep 26 |
Iraq: New Wave Offshore Energy selected as marine warranty surveyor for Sinopec supporting TotalEnergies’ AGUP Phase 2 development in Iraq New Wave Offshore Energy has announced the award of a Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) contract by Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation in support of the Associated Gas Upstream Project (AGUP) – Phase 2 in southern Iraq, as part of the GGIP, operated by TotalEnergies alongside its partners Basra Oil Company and QatarEnergy. |
| 25 Aug 26 |
Iraq: Gulf Keystone announces its results for the half year ended 30 June 2026 Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has announced its results for the half year ended 30 June 2026. |
| 13 Aug 26 |
Iraq: Genel Energy announces operational update Genel Energy notes DNO’s announcement this morning, consistent with our comments at our half year results, reporting that drilling activities recommenced in April and production at the Tawke field restated on 28 June and at the Peshkabir field on 11 July. |
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