Mixed bag for Genel with Ber Bahr-1

London-listed Genel Energy has confirmed a “significant” oil column in the Ber Bahr-1 well, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, but failed to flow hydrocarbons during testing.

Mixed results: Genel chief executive Tony Hayward said the right flow test equipment was needed to determine wheter the discovery was commercially viable
Mixed results: Genel chief executive Tony Hayward said the right flow test equipment was needed to determine wheter the discovery was commercially viable
Published 29 May 2012, 06:41Updated 11 October 2016, 09:26
Middle East