By John Lee. The Chinese company Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) has signed a deal to develop the Mansuriyah gas field in Diyala. The field, near the Iranian border, is expected to produce 300 million standard cubic feet (Mmscf) per day of gas, which will be used for electricity generation and "various industrial projects". […]
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By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced the start of seismic survey work at the Sasan-Talafar exploration project in Nineveh. The Director General of the Iraq Oil Exploration Company said that the eighth seismic division has started two- and three-dimensional geological survey work at the site, "within the framework of the oil exploration […]
Chinese firm to develop Iraq gas field
By MEED 23 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 23rd, 2021 09:34)
Beijing-based China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has won a contract to develop Iraq s Mansuriya gas field near the Iranian border, according to a statement from the country’s Oil Ministry.
Sinopec has partnered with Iraq’s state-run Midland Oil Company. Credit: MEED.
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Beijing-based China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has won a contract to develop Iraq’s Mansuriya gas field near the Iranian border, according to a statement from the country’s Oil Ministry.
Sinopec won the contract in a bidding round held at the oil ministry headquarters in Baghdad on 20 April, the ministry said.