Canadian Oil & Gas (and related) Companies in Iraq

The following is a list of Canadian-based companies that have pursued, are pursuing, or currently have oil or oil-related contracts in Iraq (either with Baghdad, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), or both). Background resources will be added over time, and the list will likely continue to grow. (For e.g. the most recent addition is Bayou Bend; it was announced on September 3rd, 2009, that this company "signed agreements for interests in three exploration and development blocks with the KRG.")

- Addax Petroleum

- ShaMaran Petroleum (formerly Bayou Bend Petroleum Ltd.)

- Groundstar Resources

- Heritage Oil

- Impulse Energy

- Ivanhoe Energy

- Longford Energy Inc.

- Nexen Inc.

- Niko Resources

- OGI Group/Hatch

- Polaris Geophysical

- Range Oil & Gas

Sonora Energy

- Talisman Energy

- Terra Seis

- Vast Exploration

- Western Zagros