North Oil Company

Total and Qatar Petroleum Unveil Vast Joint Oil Venture

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Total and Qatar Petroleum on Tuesday unveiled a 25-year joint venture to develop the vast offshore Al-Shaheen oil field. The firms’ bosses told a Doha press conference that their North Oil Company would operate the field from July 14. “Joining Al-Shaheen is a major milestone and accomplishment in the long history of the group’s partnership … Read more

Iraqi Kurd Forces Halt Pumping Through Key Oil Pipeline

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Iraqi Kurdish forces deployed at a state-run oil company Thursday, temporarily halting pumping through a pipeline that is one of the country’s two main avenues for crude exports, officials said. The move highlights two fault lines that may increasingly come to the fore as Iraq’s war against jihadists winds down: the dispute between Baghdad and … Read more