Akkas gas field to start production
Iraqi state companies have been quietly prepping the massive Akkas gas field near the Syrian border to begin production, more than a decade after it was awarded to the Korean Continue Reading
Facing critical threats to oil independence, KRG leaders fail to unify
The escalating conflict between the Kurdistan region’s two main political parties is undermining their ability to negotiate with Baghdad over existential threats to their oil sector. The semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Continue Reading
New President And PM-Designate Spark Unrest Concerns In Iraq
Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, elected a new president on Thursday after months of political deadlock, protests and violent clashes among various militias both in Baghdad’s Green Zone and oil-rich Basra. Continue Reading
Iraqi production stays strong in September, but OPEC-plus cuts loom
Iraq’s nationwide oil production held steady in August and September at 4.74 million barrels per day (bpd), according to field-by-field data compiled by Iraq Oil Report.*Output has topped 4.7 million Continue Reading
Rockets strike Iraq’s Green Zone as deadlocked parliament meets
Nine rockets landed on Thursday around the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign missions, the military said, shortly before parliament began a session to elect a Continue Reading
Rockets strike Iraq’s Green Zone as deadlocked parliament meets
Nine rockets landed on Thursday around the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign missions, the military said, shortly before parliament began a session to elect a Continue Reading
Backup plans emerge for Iraqi gas as TotalEnergies faces delays
Oil companies in southern Iraq are pivoting to backup plans for reducing gas flaring — a sign they are not counting on France’s TotalEnergies to move ahead with a major Continue Reading
September exports steady as northern oil sales rebound
Revenues fell with global oil prices, but higher export volumes through Ceyhan helped offset a pipeline leak that temporarily halted Basra Gulf tanker loadings, Iraq’s nationwide exports edged Continue Reading
Iran strikes opposition targets deep in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran’s military operations against opposition groups in Iraqi Kurdistan escalated sharply on Wednesday as it launched three sets of drone and missile attacks deep inside Iraqi territory, killing at least Continue Reading
Kurdistan Exported $3.8 Billion Worth Of Oil Over Three Months
The autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan exported over 37 million barrels of crude oil over the three months to June this year, making $3.8 billion from the sales, local media Continue Reading