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Dana Gas Inaugurates new office in Iraqi Kurdistan
22.11.2007
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November 22, 2007
Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',
-- Dana Gas, the Middle East’s first and largest
regional private-sector natural gas company, on
Tuesday inaugurated its new Sulaimaniyah office in
the Kurdistan autonomous Region of 'Iraq'.
The office was officially opened by His Excellency
Othman Shwani, Minister of Planning of the Kurdistan
Regional Government (KRG), and Mr. Hamid Dhiya Jafar,
Executive Chairman of Dana Gas, in the presence of
many local officials, members of Dana Gas’ board of
directors, and senior management of the company.
In April of this year, agreements were signed with
Dana Gas by His Excellency Nechirvan Barzani, the
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government,
to produce, process and transport natural gas from
the Khor Mor gas field and to appraise the
Chemchemal gas field for development, in order to
provide natural gas supplies to fuel domestic
electric power generation plants currently under
construction near Erbil and Sulaimaniyah. www.ekurd.net
The Khor Mor project is now 60% complete with first
gas production on schedule for early 2008. Seismic
activities on both the Khor Mor and Chemchemal
fields have also started, with development drilling
of the Khor Mor early next year, followed by the
drilling of the Chemchemal appraisal wells. |
Dana Gas, the Middle East's first and largest
regional, private-sector natural gas company
Dana Gas, inaugurated its new office in
Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan autonomous region |
As part of the ‘Strategic Alliance Protocol’ also
signed with the Kurdistan Regional Government, Dana
Gas is carrying out a gas optimization study and
master for the Kurdistan region in order to maximize
the economic benefit of its natural gas resources.
The Company has launched the 'Kurdistan Gas City'
project as a major new gas utilization industrial
complex designed to promote private sector
investment in a variety of gas-related industries
for optimal use of the natural gas, which will
further benefit local citizens through training, job
creation, and the promotion of economic growth. www.ekurd.net
Dana Gas, headquartered in Sharjah (UAE) with a
network of five offices in four continents, plans to
open further offices throughout the Middle East,
North Africa and South Asia to enhance its business
development activities and projects.
Agencies | godubai com
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