Norwegian Firm Exceeds Targeted Kurdistan Oil Production
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO ASA said on Monday that it had put a fourth well into production at the Peshkabir oil field in Iraq’s northern region of Kurdistan, Continue Reading
Electricity service collapses as protests reignite
A shut-down of transmission lines left millions without power for hours, reinforcing the grievances of a protest movement that has caused minor disruptions at oil sites. Protesters prepare to burn Continue Reading
Before turbulent election day, Iraq ignored key warnings
As Iraq suffers a crisis of public confidence in its May 12 election results, evidence shows the election commission failed to act on detailed UN warnings about serious problems. Iraq’s Continue Reading
Iraqi oil exports increase despite protests
Iraqi oil exports for June, the last full month for which data are available, were slightly higher than the month before on average, the government reported Statistics from the State Continue Reading
Energy sector remains vulnerable to protester ire
Civil unrest in Basra is keeping Iraq’s oil sector on edge, as protests continue and saboteurs have launched at least two minor attacks on energy infrastructure in the past week. Continue Reading
Iran works to revitalize shared oil field
Iranian contractors are working to offset production declines with new pumping technology at an oil field straddling the border with Iraq, state media reported. The official Islamic Republic News Agency Continue Reading
Oil sector weathers storm of protests
Widespread civil unrest has begun to diminish in southern Iraq, leaving the country’s oil sector shaken but secure – though protesters have vowed to return. Operations at several oil fields Continue Reading
Kurdish oil production jumps by more than 60%
Production from an oil reservoir in the Kurdish north of Iraq has increased by more than 60 percent, Norwegian energy company DNO announced Tuesday. After completing testing on its fourth Continue Reading
Iraq protests: Three killed as oil-rich southern regions rage over joblessness
A protester holds a sign that reads “We ask the decision makers to provide the things we are deprived of” during a protest in south of Basra, 16 July At Continue Reading
Protesters at Iraq gas field demand jobs, better services
About 200 protesters gathered at the main entrance to Iraq’s Siba natural gas field on Monday, police sources said, following more than a week of unrest over poor services sweeping Continue Reading