Basra Oil Company NEWS

CNPC-owned China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corp (CPECC) has landed the $203.5 million worth sour gas treatment contract in Iraq. The engineering contract is part of the 29-month long project which aims at building 4.39 million cubic meter-sour gas treatment facility for Iraq’s Majnoon oilfield. The field is currently operated by state-run Basra Oil Co, and produces around 240,000 bpd, which will be later boosted to 450,000 bpd.

If sources were to be believed, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) in India bought its first supply of Basra heavy crude from Royal Dutch Shell, through a tender released by the oil major. The delivery of a million barrel of oil is scheduled in September of this year. MRPL might blend the Basra crude with the lighter grades to make the refinery process simpler.

In a new deal signed between Lukoil and the Basra Oil Company for West Qurna-2 field shall provide for an oil production plateau of 800,000 bpd. The plan observes that the oil production of 480,000 bpd will be reached in 2020 and 800,000 bpd is expected in 2025.