DNO accelerates Kurdistan operations

April 26, 2018
Norwegian operator DNO ASA has assumed operatorship of the Baeshiqa license, its third license in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, following government and partner approvals of a transaction with ExxonMobil Corp.

Norwegian operator DNO ASA has assumed operatorship of the Baeshiqa license, its third license in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, following government and partner approvals of a transaction with ExxonMobil Corp.

DNO has 40% interest alongside ExxonMobil, Turkish Energy Co., and the Kurdistan Regional Government.

At the Tawke license, DNO accelerated development of Peshkabir field with three new wells. Production testing is planned for the recently completed Peshkabir-4 well. The Peshkabir-5 well is drilling at 2,250 m. The Peshkabir-6 development well was spudded in the field’s deeper Triassic formation.

DNO operates Tawke license containing Peshkabir and Tawke fields. Two Peshkabir wells produce together 15,000 b/d of oil that is comingled with 90,000 b/d from Tawke field for export through Turkey.

A new Tawke Cretaceous well was brought on stream in early April at more than 5,000 b/d. DNO plans to drill additional Tawke development wells following mobilization of a fourth rig.