Article: Positive response from IOCs for project Kuwait.(Kuwait)(Kuwait Petroleum Corp. evaluates bidders for the proposed Project Kuwait scheme)(Brief Article)

Article: IOCs submit plan for Project ...
MEED Middle East Economic Digest;  October 31, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Three groups of international oil companies (IOCs) submitted development plans on 27 October for the proposed Project Kuwait scheme. They are: * Group 1--led by Chevron-Texaco Corporation of the US and including Total of France, Petro ...

Article: KPC to offer stake in fourth refinery to IOCs: KNPC ...
MEED Middle East Economic Digest;  May 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... landmark upstream initiative, Project Kuwait. "Let us handle Project Kuwait, and then we'll see," he said. "IOCs with their experience and ... is expected to vote on Project Kuwait--which involves increasing ...

Article: IOCs accept gas is the game in Mideast.
Petroleum Intelligence Weekly;  January 29, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... and Japan's Jodco. Exxon, BP and Chevron have been leading consortia trying for years to get into Kuwait's stalled Project Kuwait upstream opening, while Shell and Total recently lost out to BP in a bid for tight gas development in Oman. Although the ...

Article: IOCs consider theories of evolution.
Petroleum Intelligence Weekly;  May 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The international oil companies (IOCs) are hardly an endangered species, but ... access to resources. Exactly what the IOCs are going to become, and how many of them ... some time, but the relationships among IOCs, NOCs, service companies and consumers ...

Article: Eni chief says IOCs face paradox of plenty.(Interview)
International Petroleum Finance;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... and other international oil companies (IOCs) from national oil companies (NOCs ... NOCs have one fundamental advantage over IOCs--control of resources. NOCs currently ... replacement a more challenging task for IOCs. While this competitive advantage is going ...

Article: IOCs face key challenges, must engage NOCs, says new ...
The Oil Daily;  June 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ...International oil companies (IOCs), which are currently enjoying record ... new report by rating agency Moody's. IOCs should look forward to a more balanced ... tipped NOCs to play a larger role than IOCs, but questioned their ability to meet ...

Article: Eni's Scaroni: IOCs versus NOCs--a new game?
Petroleum Intelligence Weekly;  February 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... this environment, the international oil companies (IOCs) are increasingly challenged by a breed of assertive ... competitive scenario for the industry as a whole. IOCs Under Siege Today, the IOCs seem to be under siege on many fronts, facing problems ...