Category: Iraq

Baghdad prepares a legal offensive as the Neverland oil tanker, filled with a controversial cargo of crude from Kurdistan, appears to be changing course toward Canada. The Neverland tanker, seen Continue Reading

Iraq has steadily produced about 4.58 million barrels per day (bpd) between March and May, according to an Iraq Oil Report analysis based on data gathered from each of the Continue Reading

The one thing that isn’t in doubt in Iraqi Kurdistan’s planned independence referendum is the result. It’s virtually certain that an overwhelming majority will back the creation of the world’s Continue Reading

Kurdish oil is headed for the United States this week, further buttressing the semiautonomous region’s economic independence as Erbil prepares for a referendum on political independence later this year. An Continue Reading

Prime Minister Abadi orders lawyers to block any attempt by the autonomous Kurdistan region to ship oil to the United States following reports that a tanker bearing KRG crude is Continue Reading

The chairman of the General Board of Kurdistan Areas outside the Kurdistan Region Administration discusses efforts to hold the referendum in areas outside formal KRG control, and expectations of Iraqi Continue Reading

Iraq has unlocked about 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) of refining capacity – a relatively small amount with outsize economic and political implications. The restart of the Qayarah refinery, south Continue Reading

The self-proclaimed Islamic State’s (IS) longstanding hold over Hawija, west of Kirkuk, is posing an ongoing security threat to the Bai Hassan oil field. IS militants in Hawija have been Continue Reading

Kurdistan, the autonomous region of northern Iraq that is rich in oil resources and has proven an effective force against the spread of the Islamic State, has announced that it Continue Reading