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Saudi-Bahraini Holding Company to Lead Joint Investments

The agreement was reached on the sidelines of the second meeting of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council in Bahrain’s Sakhir Palace, Asharq Al-Awsat
The agreement was reached on the sidelines of the second meeting of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council in Bahrain’s Sakhir Palace, Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi-Bahraini Holding Company to Lead Joint Investments

The agreement was reached on the sidelines of the second meeting of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council in Bahrain’s Sakhir Palace, Asharq Al-Awsat
The agreement was reached on the sidelines of the second meeting of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council in Bahrain’s Sakhir Palace, Asharq Al-Awsat

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia agreed to hold a feasibility study for establishing a Bahraini-Saudi multi-industry holding company.

The agreement was reached on the sidelines of the second meeting of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council in Bahrain’s Sakhir Palace, co-chaired by Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and visiting Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman.

It was signed on Thursday by the Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce Ajlan Al-Ajlan and the Bahrain Chamber of Industry and Commerce president, Samir bin Abdullah Nass.

Nass said the forum, which comes in light of the launch of plans and initiatives to boost the economy after the coronavirus pandemic, prompts working together to accelerate the pace of economic integration and development.

He noted that economic integration projects aim at the private sector in the first place.

Al Ajlan said: “The trade exchange between Bahrain and Saudi amounted to about 24.4 billion riyals in 2020, and Saudi exports to Bahrain represented 71.4% of the total exchange, reaching 17.4 bn Saudi riyals.”

Bahrain, he said, ranks second among the GCC countries in the volume of trade exchange with Saudi Arabia and the ninth partner Among the countries of the world.

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Iraq to Sign Deal with Halliburton to Develop Nahr Bin Omar Oilfield

Participants observe a presentation at Halliburton's booth at the World Petroleum Congress in Houston, Texas, US December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo
Participants observe a presentation at Halliburton's booth at the World Petroleum Congress in Houston, Texas, US December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo
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Iraq to Sign Deal with Halliburton to Develop Nahr Bin Omar Oilfield

Participants observe a presentation at Halliburton's booth at the World Petroleum Congress in Houston, Texas, US December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo
Participants observe a presentation at Halliburton's booth at the World Petroleum Congress in Houston, Texas, US December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo

Iraq and US oil services firm Halliburton are close to finalizing an agreement to develop the Nahr Bin Omar oilfield, the head of Iraq's Basra Oil Company (BOC) told Reuters on Thursday.

Bassem Abdul Karim, director general of state-run BOC, said Iraq's oil ministry and Halliburton are expected to sign a confidentiality agreement in the coming days, after which Iraq will provide Halliburton with data on the Nahr Bin Omar field and its installations.

Under the deal, Halliburton will help Iraq in increasing production at the field to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), Abdul Karim said, though he did not specify a timeline. The field currently produces around 50,000 bpd, Reuters reported.

"Halliburton will also help Iraq to produce 300 million cubic feet of gas from the field", said Abul Karim.

Abdul Karim said oil production at the West Qurna 1 field, operated by PetroChina in southern Iraq, is expected to reach 750,000 bpd by the end of 2025, up from the current 550,000 bpd. PetroChina holds the largest stake in the field following Exxon's exit.

To reduce its gas import bill, Iraq has selected China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC) to develop a $1.7 billion gas project at the Nahr Bin Omar field, which will produce 300 million standard cubic feet (mscf) of gas, according to the BOC manager.

"We are in talks with CPECC to reduce the project's cost, and final signing is imminent," he said.

Asked about the impact of the latest sanctions targeting Russia on the global crude supplies and if Iraq is ready to lift production, Abdul Karim said Iraq has the capacity to increase its oil production by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) immediately if asked by OPEC.

Iraq's oil exports from its southern ports averaged 3.232 million bpd in December, he added.