Iraqis go to the polls Saturday in a general election which could reshape its oil ministry and delay output expansion projects in OPEC’s second-largest member. With no political bloc expected Continue Reading
Iraq has lifted oil production at Eni’s Zubair field in the south by 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 475,000 bpd, an Iraqi oil official said on Wednesday. Production rose Continue Reading
Iraq has signed an agreement with supermajor BP that would triple the oil production from the Kirkuk oil fields in northern Iraq to more than 1 million bpd, Iraq’s Oil Continue Reading
Iraq’s state-run North Oil Company signed an agreement with BP on Monday to triple output from the Kirkuk fields in the north of the country, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said. Continue Reading
The Oil Ministry has expanded the scope of its Kirkuk deal with BP to include major oil assets currently managed by the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) – adding a Continue Reading
Iraq failed to attract investment from the top global energy companies in its oil and gas exploration/development contract auction on Thursday, with no major firms winning any bids and only Continue Reading
No international oil major won any exploration and development contracts in Iraq’s Thursday auction of 11 oil and gas blocks, as the bidding attracted just one—unsuccessful—bid by a major company, Continue Reading
A day before a fifth fields auction, Iraq’s sole successful gas field thus far from a previous bidding round is readied to supply much-needed gas to power plants. SIBA – Continue Reading
Iraq’s crude exports from its southern region on the Gulf averaged 3.5 million barrels per day so far in April, two oil executives told Reuters on Wednesday. Reporting by Aref Continue Reading
In the village of Fariq, southeast of Kirkuk, the militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group entered the local mosque with an air of casual confidence that shocked the Continue Reading
