Shell Takes a Last Exit From Mideast Oil

Shell Takes a Last Exit From Mideast Oil.

LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell PLC is giving up on its last oil fields in Iraq, leaving the world’s second-biggest oil company with a dwindling footprint in the Middle East — a region it helped build into a petroleum powerhouse.

Shell said Monday it is selling for an undisclosed amount a stake in the West Qurna 1 oil field in Iraq to Japan’s Itochu Corp., the latest step in a gradual retreat from the region.

The company is also expected to give up its holding in Iraq’s Majnoon oil field later this year, though it will retain its natural-gas interests in the country. FULL ARTICLE

WSJ – Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com

http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2018/01/16/shell-takes-a-last-exit-from-mideast-oil-wsj/

Shell To Sell Stake In West Qurna 1 Oil Field In Iraq To Japan’s Itochu

https://fpso.info/shell-to-sell-stake-in-west-qurna-1-oil-field-in-iraq-to-japans-itochu/