New Oil Concessions in Iraq: FULL LIST

By John Lee.

Iraq's Ministry of Oil has concluded its fifth-plus and sixth oil and gas licensing rounds, with Chinese companies winning most of the fields awarded:

Fifth-plus licensing round:

• Abu Khema: Zhenhua Oil
• Ad Daimah: KAR Group
• Alan: KAR Group
• Block 7: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)
• Dhufriyah: Anton Oil
• Fao: United Energy Group (UEG)
• Jabal Sanam: Geo-Jade
• Middle Furat (Euphrates): Zhongman ZPEC
• Northern Extension of East Baghdad: Zhongman ZPEC
• Sasan: KAR Group
• Zurbatiya: Geo-Jade

No bids were received for the following blocks: Block 11, Pulkhana, Qalat Salah, Arabian Gulf, Shihabi

Sixth licensing round:

• Khliesiea: KAR Group
• Qurnain: Zhenhua Oil
• Sumer: Sinopec

No bids were received for the following blocks: Tel Hajar, Anah, Anbar, Anz, Okashat, North Rutba, South Rutba, Tobal, Waleed, Shaiban.

Sinopec bid for the Addan block, but the price was not accepted by the Ministry.

KAR Group, based in Erbil, was the only non-Chinese company to be granted a contract.

Click here to find a comprehensive list of oil and gas fields under the control of the Ministry of Oil in Baghdad. This listing covers 67 fields, and has been updated with the results of this week's fifth-plus and sixth licensing rounds. Simply click on any field in the list to find more details.

(Source: Ministry of Oil)

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