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Iraq, UAE's Crescent Activate Energy Deals to Develop Three Oil and Gas Fields

Iraq has activated three energy contracts with UAE firm Crescent Petroleum to develop three oil and gas fields in Iraq. (Getty Images)
Iraq has activated three energy contracts with UAE firm Crescent Petroleum to develop three oil and gas fields in Iraq. (Getty Images)
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Iraq, UAE's Crescent Activate Energy Deals to Develop Three Oil and Gas Fields

Iraq has activated three energy contracts with UAE firm Crescent Petroleum to develop three oil and gas fields in Iraq. (Getty Images)
Iraq has activated three energy contracts with UAE firm Crescent Petroleum to develop three oil and gas fields in Iraq. (Getty Images)

Iraq has launched three energy contracts with UAE-based Crescent Petroleum to develop three oil and gas fields in Iraq, the oil ministry said on Sunday.

United Arab Emirates-based Crescent Petroleum signed in February three 20-year contracts to develop oil and natural gas fields in Iraq's Basra and Diyala provinces in northeastern Baghdad.

The Crescent Petroleum contracts are expected to begin producing 400 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas within 18 months, the oil ministry statement quoted Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani as saying.

Abdel-Ghani, who attended the launch at the oil ministry headquarters in Baghdad, said starting operations by Crescent Petroleum will help Iraq to stop gas flaring and use the processed gas to generate electricity.

The OPEC producer relies heavily on Iranian gas imports to feed its power grid. But the United States has pushed Iraq to reduce its reliance on Iranian gas.

Iraq continues to flare some of the gas extracted alongside crude oil because it lacks the facilities to process it into fuel for local consumption or exports.

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Egypt Increased Gas, Oil Production in Q3 of 2024

Egyptian Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi speaks at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo. (Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum)
Egyptian Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi speaks at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo. (Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum)
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Egypt Increased Gas, Oil Production in Q3 of 2024

Egyptian Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi speaks at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo. (Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum)
Egyptian Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi speaks at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo. (Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum)

Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi announced that his country had increased gas production between July and October 2024, with an extra 200 million cubic feet of gas and 39,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce event in Cairo, Badawi said the Ministry's strategy to address challenges and speed up development, production, and exploration is showing positive results, with early indicators confirming this progress.

Badawi explained that the Ministry is working to attract more investments in the oil and gas sector, both local and international, to meet domestic demand and reduce import costs.

He also noted efforts to regularly settle payments to foreign partners, offer incentives to boost production, and implement pricing reforms, as well as creating new investment opportunities and working with global partners to cut production costs.

Key developments include the resumption of drilling next month at the Zohr gas field, with two new wells expected to add 220 million cubic feet of gas per day. Gas production at the Raven field in the Mediterranean will also be accelerated in January 2025 with additional investment from BP.

Shell has completed the installation of two new wells in the West Delta, with a third set to follow next month. Agiba Petroleum is speeding up work in the Western Desert, and Apache Corporation is helping to increase gas production in the area.

Looking ahead, Badawi outlined plans to further accelerate production and exploration and improve refining capacity, especially at the expanded Midor refinery.