Posts Tagged ‘oil infrastructure’

Iraq to offer 10 oil fields in year-end bid round

December 31st, 2008

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Iraq will put 10 oil fields up for tender in a new round of bidding for international contracts that opens on Wednesday, the oil minister said.
In comments on state-owned Iraqiya TV late on Monday night, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said the fields would include “giant discovered but undeveloped oil [...]

Chinese oil worker found in Sudan

November 1st, 2008

Sudanese authorities say they have found one of two missing Chinese oil workers from a group of nine kidnapped in South Kordofan state 13 days ago.
The Chinese ambassador to Sudan said the worker was alive and in an “acceptable condition”.
Four workers were killed in a rescue attempt on Monday, while three others escaped injured.
China is [...]