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China signs Partnership Contract with Iraqi Drilling Company

By John Lee.

China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corporation (ZPEC) has signed a partnership contract with the Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC).

The Director General of the IDC, Basem Abdul Karim, said that the contract includes the provision of support and completion of the work associated with drilling and reclamation operations at Iraqi oil fields.

It also includes the development of personnel and the transfer of expertise and technology.

(Source: Ministry of Oil)

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China’s Zhongman wins $27m Iraqi Drilling Contract

By John Lee.

China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd. (ZPEC) has reportedly announced a new drilling contract with Weatherford in Southern Iraq.

Chinese media reports that the deal is worth approximately $27 million, and follows another contract with Weatherford in Iraq agreed in December.

The oil field was not identified.

(Source: Eastmoney)

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Zhongman starts Drilling in Diyala Province

By John Lee.

China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd. (ZPEC) has reportedly started drilling its first oil well in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala on Tuesday.

The mayor of Qazaniya told Xinhua that it is more than fifty years since an oil well was drilled in Diyala province.

Mazin al-Khuzaie added that the oil companies operating in Block 8 will contribute $4 million to a program to finance service projects in Qazaniya.

(Source: Xinhua)

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China’s ZPEC Wins Contract at Rumaila Oilfield

By John Lee.

China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group (ZPEC) and BP Iraq have signed an integrated drilling service contract for 15 wells at Iraq’s Rumaila oilfield

The contract amount is worth approximately $60 million.

It is understood that the project was publicly tendered in November 2017. According to a statement from the company, several well-known oil service companies, including the four major oil service companies, participated in the bidding.

(Source: ZPEC)