Iraq: Chevron acquires Reliance stake in two blocks

July 19, 2012
Chevron Corp. subsidiaries have completed a transaction to acquire interests in two blocks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Chevron Corp. subsidiaries have completed a transaction to acquire interests in two blocks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Chevron will acquire Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC’s 80% interest and operatorship of the production sharing contracts covering the Rovi and Sarta blocks. The blocks cover a combined 490 sq miles north of Erbil.

Chevron subsidiaries will partner with OMV Rovi GmbH and OMV Sarta GmbH, which hold 20% interest in the two blocks.

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Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.

Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.