IS militants blow up 2 oil wells, kill 2 security members in Iraq
An oil well in the Bai Hassan oil field was set ablaze after IS militants blew it up in Kirkuk, which is 200kms from Baghdad
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The Islamic State (IS) terror group attacked an oil field in Iraq s Kirkuk province, killing two security members and blowing up two oil wells, a government statement said.
A statement by the media office of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil said the IS militants on Wednesday blew up two oil wells and set them ablaze in the Bai Hassan oil field in the al-Dibis area northwest of the namesake provincial capital Kirkuk, some 250 km north of the capital Baghdad, reports Xinhua news agency.
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JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a new government by the midnight Tuesday deadline and returned the mandate he received from President Reuven Rivlin on April 6. Shortly before midnight, Netanyahu informed the President s House that he had not been able to form a government and therefore he was returning the mandate to the president, said a statement issued by the President s House. (Israel- Gov t-Formation) BAGHDAD The militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group on Wednesday attacked an oil field in Iraq s Kirkuk Province, killing two security members and blowing up two oil wells, a government statement and provincial security source said.
2021-05-05 11:35:18 GMT2021-05-05 19:35:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BAGHDAD, May 5 (Xinhua) The militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group on Wednesday attacked an oil field in Iraq s Kirkuk Province, killing two security members and blowing up two oil wells, a government statement and provincial security source said.
A statement by the media office of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil said IS militants blew up two oil wells and set them ablaze in Bai Hassan oil field in the al-Dibis area northwest of the namesake provincial capital Kirkuk, some 250 km north of the capital Baghdad.
The attack resulted in the killing and wounding of some security forces, the statement added, without giving further details.
Iraq considers purchasing ExxonMobil’s share in West Qurna 1 oilfield 04 May 2021 (Last Updated May 4th, 2021 12:44)
Iraq is reportedly planning to purchase ExxonMobil’s stake in the West Qurna 1 oil field via state-owned firm Basra Oil Co (BOC).
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ExxonMobil intends to sell 32.7% stake in the West Qurna-1 oil field. Credit: John R Perry / Pixabay.
Iraq is reportedly planning to purchase ExxonMobil’s stake in the West Qurna 1 oil field via state-owned firm Basra Oil Co (BOC).
Iraq Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar was quoted by Reuters as saying that the ministry is considering BOC ‘taking ownership of the Exxon stake in West Qurna 1 and leading the project, as happened with Majnoon’.
2021-04-29 15:06:18 GMT2021-04-29 23:06:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BAGHDAD, April 29 (Xinhua) Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar and his Syrian counterpart Bassam Touma discussed here on Thursday the possibility of transporting Egyptian natural gas to Iraq through the Syrian territories.
A statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil said that Abdul-Jabbar received in his office Touma and his accompanying delegation, and the two sides discussed issues of common interest and future visions regarding the benefiting from the Egyptian gas and the possibility of transporting it through the Syrian territories.
Abdul-Jabbar said that the move to benefit from the Egyptian gas came as Iraq is keen to strengthen its relations with the countries of the region and the world in all fields, the statement said.