Drilling News in Iraq
| 2/13/2014 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 2 well was at a depth of 1,351 metres. During the week, preparations continued for the installation of the blow out preventer prior to drilling ahead in a 17-1/2 hole... |
| 2/6/2014 - Oil Search reported that, the Taza 2 well was at a depth of 4,432 feet (1,351 meters). During the week, the 20 inch casing was set and preparations made to install the blow out preventer prior to dril... |
| 1/30/2014 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 2 well was at a depth of 1,351 metres in a 24 hole and preparing to run 20 casing. Drilling progress for the week was 427 metres. ... |
| 1/27/2014 - Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited (Oryx Petroleum) announces an update on its drilling activities at Banan and Demir Dagh in the Hawler license area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Oryx Petroleum is... |
| 1/23/2014 - Oil Search reports that the Taza 2 well was at a depth of 924 metres in a 24 hole. Progress for the week was 153 metres. During the week, fishing operations were undertaken to recover the bottom hole ... |
| 1/16/2014 - Oil Search reports that the Taza 2 well was at a depth of 771 metres and drilling ahead in a 24” hole. Progress for the week was 292 metres. ... |
| 1/9/2014 - Oil Search reports that theTaza 2 well was at a depth of 479 metres and running into the hole prior to drilling ahead in a 24” hole. Progress for the week was 280 metres. ... |
| 12/19/2013 - Oil Search reports that the Taza 2 well, located in the Taza PSC in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), is in the final stages of rigging up and is anticipated to spud next week. ... |
| 12/12/2013 - Oil Search reports that the Taza 2 well, located in the Taza PSC in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is anticipated to spud shortly. ... |
| 12/6/2013 - Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited announces an update on its drilling activities at Banan and Demir Dagh in the Hawler license area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. ... |
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11/7/2013 - Gazprom Neft has picked a contractor to drill six production wells in the Badra field in Iraq which it operates. China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Co., Ltd (ZPEC) has won the tender. ... |
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9/3/2013 - Iraq has awarded $347.8 million worth of drilling contracts for the Maysan oilfields in the south of the country, a government statement said. ... |
| 9/2/2013 - Petroceltic International plc (Petroceltic), the upstream oil and gas exploration company focused on North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, is pleased to announce it has spudded Sh... |
| 7/22/2013 - DNO International ASA (DNO International), the Norwegian oil and gas company, announced that it has initiated production from the first horizontal well in the Tawke field in the Kurdistan region of Ir... |
| 7/18/2013 - WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (WZR) (WesternZagros) is pleased to provide the following operational update of testing, drilling and seismic operations on the Kurdamir and Garmian Blocks: ... |
| 7/10/2013 - Gulf Keystone, a leading independent E&P operator in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is pleased to announce that further to the approval of the Field Development Plan for the Shaikan field, a world clas... |
| 6/27/2013 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 1 ST2 well had reached a total depth of 3,425 metres and is currently being suspended as a potential future producer. Progress for the week was 46 metres. ... |
| 6/20/2013 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 1 ST2 well was at a depth of 3,379 meters and drilling ahead. Progress for the week was 28 metres. ... |
| 6/19/2013 - Gulf Keystone, a leading independent E&P operator in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is pleased to announce the commencement of the Company's drilling campaign to explore deeper, yet untested horizons o... |
| 6/18/2013 - Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited (Oryx Petroleum) (OXC) announces that on June 10, 2013 the Sakson Hilong 10 rig (2000 HP) spudded the AAS-1 well in the Hawler license area in the Kurdistan Region o... |
