The first ever natural gas export left Iraq’s southern coast yesterday, according to reports from the Associated Press . The historic shipment comes as the Iraq government looks for new sources of funding amid low oil prices and an ongoing battle with ISIS leave the country badly in need of revenue. A Panama-flagged gas carrier sailed Sunday afternoon from the port of Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf loaded with about 10 Mcf of gas in the form of condensates, Oil Ministry Spokesman Assem Jihad said. The spokesman did not release details regarding the cargo’s buyer, or how much had been paid for Iraq’s first natural gas export. Iraq has sought to export natural gas since the late 1970s, but its plans were derailed by the Iran-Iraq war in which export facilities were bombed. […]