Crescent Petroleum signs three contracts to develop oil and gas fields in Diyala and Basra

Crescent Petroleum signs three contracts to develop oil and gas fields in Diyala and Basra

Sharjah, United Arab of Emirates — Crescent Petroleum, the Middle East’s oldest privately-owned upstream oil and gas company, has signed three twenty-year agreements with Iraq’s Ministry of Oil to appraise, develop, and produce oil and gas from two blocks in Diyala governorate and one in Basra governorate. The agreements will deliver much needed natural gas to fuel nearby power plants and improve government services, creating thousands of new jobs in Diyala and Basra. The contracts follow Crescent Petroleum’s successful award in the Oil Ministry’s Fifth Bid Round. Crescent Petroleum will…