石油部长Jabar Al Luaibi上周表示：伊拉克将与其他OPEC成员国一道，在提升油价方面扮演积极踊跃的角色。但与此同时，他又计划增加石油产出。目前该国石油产量维持在460万桶/天。
伊拉克95%的预算来自石油销售。在低油价和打击伊斯兰国高成本的双重拖累下，该国经济已陷入衰退。
来自/Trade Arabia 8月30日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Iraq would support a decision by Opec to freeze oil output to prop up prices, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told a news conference in Baghdad on Tuesday.
"We are with freezing production at the Opec meeting," he said, in the clearest indication yet about the position Iraq will support when the oil exporters' group meets next month.
Opec's second-largest producer, after Saudi Arabia, Iraq has previously sent contradictory signals about its position.
Oil Minister Jabar Al Luaibi last week said Iraq plans to play "a very active role" with other Opec members to support prices while at the same time expanding its own output, which now stands at about 4.6 million barrels per day.
Iraq funds 95 per cent of its budget through oil sales. Its economy is reeling under the double impact of lower crude prices and the cost of fighting Islamic State.
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来自/Natural Gas World 8月16日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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East Africa-focused gas producer and explorer Wentworth Resources admitted that the ramp-up from the Mnazi Bay field in Tanzania has been slower than expected.The company reported a net 2Q 2016 loss of $0.17mn on August 16, down from a year-ago Q2 loss of $1.81mn.Gas sales revenues though grew to $3.43mn (from $0.29mn in April-June 2015).Wentworth finance chief Lance Mierendorf said ramp-up of Mnazi Bay production has been slower than expected, due to a dispute between owners of the Symbion power plant and the government, but that his understanding is that such talks to resolve the impasse are now taking place. The 120-MW Symbion-owned plant at Ubungo tested its turbines on Mnazi Bay gas as long ago as September last year, before which it had been idle for over a year as there was a gas shortage.
Mnazi Bay's average gross production in 2Q was 51mn ft³/d, compared to 48mn ft³/d in 1Q 2016, and is currently 50mn ft³/d. Mierendorf still expected this to reach 70-80mn ft³/d once the dispute is resolved. CEO Geoff Bury said that extra gas demand would come from the Kinyerezi 1 & 2 power plants, and some industrial customers. He acknowledged that Wentworth’s share price had languished but hoped that, over time, the market would realise that the firm is a low-risk investment with upside.
LINN Energy宣布，已签署一项最终协议，将其在加利福尼亚州圣华金盆地中的资产权益出售给一位未披露身份的买家，合约价格为2.63亿美元。此次出售是LINN Energy非核心资产剥离计划的首个已执行协议。年初至今，LINN宣布的出售协议合同价格共计8.445亿美元，预计收益将用于减少循环信贷融资和定期贷款期间的未偿借款。出售资产位于Kern县，包括South Belridge油田内约500英亩的土地。此次交易预计将在2017年7月31日之前结束，生效日期为2017年3月1日。
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A possible deal to support oil prices by the world's leading producer countries may last for one year, the secretary-general of Opec said on Tuesday, longer than other officials have indicated.Opec and non-member producers including Russia are discussing a deal to stabilize the market by at least freezing output, although key details such as the timing and baseline for any deal have yet to emerge."One year, we are looking at one year," Opec Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo said, RIA news agency reported.Russia and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries hold an informal meeting in Algiers on September 28. Algeria's energy minister said on Monday any Opec move to freeze output would help balance the market for at least six months.Several producers have called for an output freeze to rein in a supply glut that triggered a price collapse in the last two years, hitting their income.
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Suncor与Fort McKay First Nation今日宣布双方已签署一份股权买卖协议，Suncor将向Fort McKay First Nation出售East Tank Farm开发区34.3%的股权。根据协议，一旦投产，后者将向前者支付34.3%的实际资本，预计投产期在2017年的第二季度。
Suncor and Fort McKay First Nation today announced the signing of a participation agreement for the purchase and sale of a 34.3% equity interest in Suncor's East Tank Farm Development to Fort McKay First Nation.Under the terms of the agreement, Fort McKay First Nation will pay 34.3% of the actual capital cost of the East Tank Farm Development once the assets become operational, which is currently anticipated to be in the second quarter of 2017.
'The signing of this participation agreement is the result of many years of hard work and discussions to understand and identify areas of mutual interest. Through this process we developed greater understanding and trust, and we worked collaboratively to achieve this. I'm extremely proud that Suncor and Fort McKay First Nation have partnered on this historic and progressive deal,' said Mark Little, executive vice president, Upstream, Suncor. 'This agreement demonstrates a very positive evolution in our long-term relationships and a new way that we will work together.'
Fort McKay First Nation's 34.3% share of the actual capital cost of the East Tank Farm Development is currently anticipated to be approximately $350 million which will be payable to Suncor upon closing. The transaction is subject to a number of closing conditions including the negotiation of definitive documentation, First Nations obtaining suitable financing, due diligence and other conditions customary for transactions of this nature and is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2017.
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