North Oil Company

Government-owned company of Iraq

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North Oil Companyشركة نفط الشمال

Agency overview
Headquarters| Kirkuk, Iraq
Parent agency| Ministry of Oil
Website| nocoil.gov.iq

North Oil Company (NOC) (Arabic: شركة نفط الشمال) is situated in Kirkuk, Iraq.

The North Oil Company is one of the 16 companies comprising the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. Headquartered in Kirkuk, its boundaries extend from the northern borders to the 32.5 degree parallel, just south of Baghdad.

The company operate the Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline and in August 2024 carried out repairs to the pipeline to allow it to resume operations following agreement with the Kurds.[1]

## Operations

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In October 2024, the company, together with the Iraqi KAR group granted concessions to Chinese companies for the Alaan and Sasan oil/gas fields.[2]

In December 2024, the company rehabilitated a key gas plant that had been out of service for 10 years.[3]

In February 2025, the company recommended production from 35 wells in the Kirkuk region.[4][5]

In March 2025, the company finalise a contract between themselves, the North Gas Company (NGC) and BP to redevelop the Kirkuk oil field.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Iraq's Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline repairs complete". IranOilGas Network. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
2. ^ "Iraq signs oil deals with 6 Chinese firms". ZAWYA. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
3. ^ "Iraq's North Oil Company rehabilitates key gas station after over 10 years". Shafaq News. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
4. ^ "Iraq's North Oil resumes production from Kirkuk wells". bne IntelliNews. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
5. ^ Salem, Amr (2025-02-11). "Iraq reactivates dozens of oil wells to boost production". Iraqi News. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
6. ^ "bp and Iraq finalize contract for Kirkuk oil field redevelopment". World Oil. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-03-26.

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