Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Foreign Oil Companies Operating In Iraq (UPDATED)


Companies With Contracts With Baghdad
  • Angola: Sonangol – 2 licenses
  • China: China National Petroleum Corporation – 3 licenses
  • England: British Petroleum – 1 license
  • England-Holland: Royal Dutch Shell – 2 licenses
  • France: Total – 1 license
  • Italy: Eni – 1 license
  • Japan: Inpex – 1 license, Japex – 1 license, JGC Corporation – 1 license, Nippon Oil – 1 license
  • Kuwait: Kuwait Energy – 2 licenses
  • Malaysia: Petronas – 4 licenses
  • Norway: Statoil Hydro – 1 license - Withdrew from Iraq 2012
  • Russia: Gazprom – 1 license, Lukoil – 1 license
  • South Korea: Korea Gas Corporation – 3 licenses
  • Turkey: Turkish Petroleum Corporation  – 3 licenses
  • U.S.: Exxon Mobil – 1 license, Occidental Petroleum – 1 license

Companies With Contracts With Kurdistan Regional Government
  • Australia: Oil Search Limited - 2 licenses
  • Austria: OMV - 4 licenses
  • Canada: Talisman Energy - 3 licenses, Shamaran Petroleum - 3 licenses, Forbes and Manhattan - 2 licenses, Western Zagros - 1 license, Vast Exploration - 1 license, Longford Energy - 1 license, Groundstar - 1 license, Niko Resources - 1 license, Heritage - 1 license
  • China: SINOPEC - 3 licenses
  • England: Gulf Keystone Petroleum - 4 licenses, Sterling Energy - 1 license
  • France: Perenco - 1 license
  • Hungary: MOL - 2 licenses
  • India: Reliance - 2 licenses
  • Moldova: Komet Group - 2 licenses
  • Norway: DNO - 3 licenses
  • Russia: Norbest - 1 license
  • South Korea: Korea National Oil Corporation - 5 licenses, SK Energy - 1 license, Korea Electric Power Corporation - 1 license, GS Holding - 1 license, Samchully - 1 license, Daesung Group - 1 license, Majuko - 1 license, UI Energy - 1 license
  • Turkey: Genel Enerji - 8 licenses, PETOIL - 4 licenses
  • Turkey-England: Dogan Holding - 2 licenses
  • UAE: Dana Gas - 2 licenses, Crescent - 2 licenses
  • U.S.: Prime Natural Resources - 2 licenses, Marathon Oil - 1 license, Murphy Oil – 1license, Hillwood - 1 license, Texas Keystone - 1 license, Aspect Energy - 1 license, Hunt Oil - 1 license

2 comments:

American said...

That is some very interesting information. Where did you obtain it? I feel like this is information that is not readily available. I'm glad to know that it is available.

Joel Wing said...

Just from different reports. There was a list of companies doing business in Kurdistan for instance in a report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Most of the contracts signed with the Oil Ministry came from two bidding rounds in 2009, which I covered when they happened.