Iraq will hold a bidding round for oil and gas exploration contracts on April 27, the oil ministry said on Thursday, Reuters reported.
Shell and Italy’s ENI company are among international firms vying for oil and gas concessions in Iraq as part of its fifth and sixth licensing rounds.
The bidding round includes the remaining part of the 5th round, which was unveiled in 2023, includes 8 oil fields and 8 promising oil sites and the sixth round comprises 14 projects covering oil and gas sites across Iraq,