Identifier
Created
Classification
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08BAGHDAD926
2008-03-26 11:41:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Baghdad
Cable title:
IRAQ OIL MINISTRY ASKS BIDS FOR 3-D SEISMIC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAGHDAD 000926
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DOE FOR AHEGBERG; DOE FOR GPERSON; STATE FOR NEA AND EEB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/24/2018
TAGS: ECON EPET IZ
SUBJECT: IRAQ OIL MINISTRY ASKS BIDS FOR 3-D SEISMIC
(KIRKUK; RUMAILA) & GAS DEVELOPMENT (AKKAS)
Classified By: CETI AMBASSADOR C. RIES for reasons 1.4b, d.
C O N F I D E N T I A L BAGHDAD 000926
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DOE FOR AHEGBERG; DOE FOR GPERSON; STATE FOR NEA AND EEB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/24/2018
TAGS: ECON EPET IZ
SUBJECT: IRAQ OIL MINISTRY ASKS BIDS FOR 3-D SEISMIC
(KIRKUK; RUMAILA) & GAS DEVELOPMENT (AKKAS)
Classified By: CETI AMBASSADOR C. RIES for reasons 1.4b, d.
1. (C) SUMMARY: On March 24 Iraq's Ministry of Oil (MOO)
announced, via its website, its request for tenders (RFT) for
technical assistance for three specific oil and gas fields,
the Akkas Gas Field, Kirkuk Oil Field, and Rumaila Oil Field.
(COMMENT: Thamir Ghadban on 3/24 informed Parks and G.
Holcomb that the Council of Ministers had not yet approved
MOO issuing RFTs as part of MOO's proposed TSA 2nd Bid Round.
Akkas is one of the fields included in the proposed 2nd Bid
Round. Later in a telecom with SCOP DG Falah Khawaja, Holcomb
learned the Akkas RFT involves the Field's existing gas wells
and is not related to MOO's proposed 2nd Bid Round for TSAs.
END COMMENT.) END SUMMARY.
2. ( U) The Akkas RFT, issued by the Ministry's Oil Projects
Co. (SCOP) (Project No. 2185 with a bid deadline of April 24,
2008 and non-refundable filing fee of $500),is for field
development (excluding pipelines) to make available gas from
the Field's existing wells for export to Syria. It has been
estimated that Akkas, located in Anbar Province, contains
between 2 and 7 Tcf of gas reserves. Ministry officials have
estimated the Field could produce between 50 and 500 mmmscf
of gas daily, depending on development investment. However,
some former MOO officials question whether as much as 500
mmscf/d is achievable.
3. (U) The Ministry's Oil Exploration Co. (OEC) issued Tender
Nos. 2008/04 and 2008/06 for 3D seismic studies covering,
respectively, the Rumaila and Kirkuk Oil Fields. Both RFTs
have a bid deadline of April 30, 2008 and Rumaila includes an
(separately contracted & paid for) minefield clearing
requirement. Bids must include a non-refundable USD 12,000
fee together with a USD1.5 million bid bond.
CROCKER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DOE FOR AHEGBERG; DOE FOR GPERSON; STATE FOR NEA AND EEB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/24/2018
TAGS: ECON EPET IZ
SUBJECT: IRAQ OIL MINISTRY ASKS BIDS FOR 3-D SEISMIC
(KIRKUK; RUMAILA) & GAS DEVELOPMENT (AKKAS)
Classified By: CETI AMBASSADOR C. RIES for reasons 1.4b, d.
1. (C) SUMMARY: On March 24 Iraq's Ministry of Oil (MOO)
announced, via its website, its request for tenders (RFT) for
technical assistance for three specific oil and gas fields,
the Akkas Gas Field, Kirkuk Oil Field, and Rumaila Oil Field.
(COMMENT: Thamir Ghadban on 3/24 informed Parks and G.
Holcomb that the Council of Ministers had not yet approved
MOO issuing RFTs as part of MOO's proposed TSA 2nd Bid Round.
Akkas is one of the fields included in the proposed 2nd Bid
Round. Later in a telecom with SCOP DG Falah Khawaja, Holcomb
learned the Akkas RFT involves the Field's existing gas wells
and is not related to MOO's proposed 2nd Bid Round for TSAs.
END COMMENT.) END SUMMARY.
2. ( U) The Akkas RFT, issued by the Ministry's Oil Projects
Co. (SCOP) (Project No. 2185 with a bid deadline of April 24,
2008 and non-refundable filing fee of $500),is for field
development (excluding pipelines) to make available gas from
the Field's existing wells for export to Syria. It has been
estimated that Akkas, located in Anbar Province, contains
between 2 and 7 Tcf of gas reserves. Ministry officials have
estimated the Field could produce between 50 and 500 mmmscf
of gas daily, depending on development investment. However,
some former MOO officials question whether as much as 500
mmscf/d is achievable.
3. (U) The Ministry's Oil Exploration Co. (OEC) issued Tender
Nos. 2008/04 and 2008/06 for 3D seismic studies covering,
respectively, the Rumaila and Kirkuk Oil Fields. Both RFTs
have a bid deadline of April 30, 2008 and Rumaila includes an
(separately contracted & paid for) minefield clearing
requirement. Bids must include a non-refundable USD 12,000
fee together with a USD1.5 million bid bond.
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