Gulf Keystone is focused on exploration and production in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where a world-class discovery has been made on the Company’s Shaikan block in 2009. The Company’s four Production Sharing Contracts in the region are underpinned by a long-standing cooperation with the host Kurdistan Regional Government and a consistent story of success with two exploration wells resulting in two discoveries, Shaikan-1 and Bijell-1 on the Akri-Bijeel block.
The Company’s ambitious exploration and production programme for 2011-2012 includes five appraisal wells on the Shaikan block (two of them are contingent) and three exploration wells on the Sheikh Adi, Akri-Bijeel and Ber Bahr blocks.
In preparation for higher production volumes and long-term exports, the Company has launched an engineering study on a pipeline route to the main Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil export line and an upgrade of the existing Shaikan Extended Well Test facilities with the current potential to produce of up to 20,000 barrels of oil per day.
Please use the links on the left to access detailed information on Gulf Keystone's assets in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
