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Qatar - May 18, 2017
Total and Qatar Petroleum joint venture North Oil Company has awarded Ramboll the pre-FEED study for additional wellhead platforms in the Al Shaheen field, the…
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North Oil Company In Figures
Daily production: 300,000 bopd
North Oil Company operates the Al Shaheen oilfield located off the northeast coast of Qatar. The company was established as a joint venture between QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies in 2017. A major player in Qatar, it is responsible for 45% of the region’s oil production, equivalent to 300,000 bopd.
The Al Shaheen oilfield: Al Shaheen is located 80 kilometres northeast of Ras Laffan Industrial City and is Qatar’s largest oilfield. North Oil Company plans to maximise oil production in the Al Shaheen oilfield over the 25 years. The company has dozens of platforms and more than 430 wells already located in the field as of 2024. Moreover, the company continues to expand the field under its Gallaf Project, the second phase of the field’s development, and the Ruya project, the third phase of development.
North Oil Company aims to align itself with Qatar’s National Vision 2030 and become a leading offshore operator. Specifically, the company contributes to these aims in the following ways:
- Improving the Qatari standard of living
- Engaging in social practices that improve the overall wealth of the region and its people
- Developing the economy
- Protecting the environment
North Oil Company also prioritises safety, sustainability, technological innovation and production efficiency.
North Oil Company News and Interviews
Interview
Bahrain - October 07, 2025
Rhys Jenkins of OSRL talks about the company’s expanding Bahrain base and deployment of oil spill technologies.
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Interview
Saudi Arabia - June 12, 2025
Mohamed Farouk of ADES Holding talks about becoming the world’s largest provider of jackup rigs.
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Iraq - February 25, 2025
BP has reached an agreement with Iraq on investing in the rehabilitation of giant oilfields in Kirkuk.
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Iraq - August 01, 2024
BP has signed an MoU with the government of Iraq to develop oil and gas, power generation and solar in the Kirkuk region.
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Kurdistan Region of Iraq - April 12, 2017
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Natural Resources on Wednesday said that crude exports to Turkey’s Ceyhan had been resumed following a two-day…
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Iraq - March 20, 2017
Iraq is working to re-establish the Iraq National Oil Company (INOC), Oil Minister Jabbar Al Luaibi confirmed on Monday.
In a statement on the ministry website, Al…
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Kurdistan Region of Iraq - March 02, 2017
Oil flows from the Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield through infrastructure controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government was temporarily halted on Thursday due to a security…
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Iraq - January 11, 2017
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil requested Sonangol to resume work at the Qaiyarah and Najmah fields on Tuesday. According to the ministry, all but nine of the wells set on…
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Iraq - December 27, 2016
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil on Tuesday said its North Oil Company had extinguished the fire at Qayyarah well 68, as fires continue to rage across the like-named…
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Iraq - December 07, 2016
The Iraqi parliament has approved a USD 85 billion budget for 2017, lawmakers said on Wednesday. It assumes an oil prices of USD 42 per barrel.
On Thursday, WTI was…
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Kurdistan Region of Iraq - December 05, 2016
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq will launch a bidding round for its open acreage, Minister of Natural Resources Dr Ashti Hawrami told TOGY.
In an exclusive interview,…
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Iraq - December 01, 2016
Iraq exported a record volume of crude during the month of November, the Ministry of Oil said on Thursday.
According to a statement, shipments averaged 4.051 million…
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