One oil facilities protection officer was shot to death late Tuesday in a suspected Islamic State (IS) group attack on a vulnerable well of the Khabbaz oil field, 25 kilometers Continue Reading
T One oil facilities protection officer was shot to death late Tuesday in a suspected Islamic State (IS) group attack on a vulnerable well of the Khabbaz oil field, 25 Continue Reading
Highlights Militias also control some Syrian oil fields Illicit oil sales between 4,000 b/d and 10,000 b/d Trade highlights Iran’s entanglement in Iraq London — Iranian proxy militias are thought Continue Reading
IS was uprooted after a long fight in Iraq, but it was never completely defeated There are growing indications that the Islamic State (IS) group is re-organising in Iraq, two Continue Reading
Iraq has continued to reduce its oil production as it moves closer to compliance with an OPEC agreement designed to bolster global oil prices. The federal government and the autonomous Continue Reading
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi has indicated he is unlikely to send a draft 2020 budget to Parliament, instead leaving the next government to answer tough questions about how Continue Reading
The much-vaunted deal involving the transfer of oil from the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in Iraq’s north in exchange for budget disbursements from the federal government is in Baghdad in Continue Reading
In the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 28, after Iraqi demonstrators set the Iranian consulate in the southern holy city of Najaf ablaze, the killings began. By the end of that Continue Reading
Recent protests in Iraq have demanded an end to rampant state corruption, the removal of foreign influences from Iraqi politics and the proper provision of public services. State-Society Relations in Continue Reading
Iraqi crude oil production rose by 19,000 b/d on the month to 4.595 million b/d in November, the country’s State Oil Marketing Organization said Wednesday, amid higher exports from both Continue Reading
A senior U.S. military official said on Wednesday attacks by Iranian-backed groups on bases hosting U.S. forces in Iraq were gathering pace and becoming more sophisticated, pushing all sides closer Continue Reading
Thousands of Islamic State militants are believed to be in the area, exploiting security gaps. Iraqi fire fighters battle a fire in the Alas oil field on Oct. 8, 2017, Continue Reading
Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric said that a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod to Iranian influence as gunmen killed at least 14 Continue Reading
The United States on Friday blacklisted three Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders over their alleged role in killings of anti-government protesters in Iraq, the U.S. Treasury Department said. They are the Continue Reading
Iraq, which has consistently violated its oil production quota under the OPEC+ supply accord, is urging other members to support deepening the group’s output cuts. The current 1.2 million b/d production Continue Reading
The next thing that will happen in Iraq if protesters’ demands aren’t met is this: They will target oil facilities –the only thing that will force any major change, and Continue Reading
Oil exports from Iraq’s federal government and the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) combined for 3.999 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, reversing a two-month decline. Stronger global oil Continue Reading
The resignation of Iraq’s prime minister presents the U.S. with an opportunity for a fresh start with an essential—if often frustrating—partner, but the Trump administration faces Baghdad’s unpredictable succession process, Continue Reading
Oil exports from Iraq’s federal government and the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) combined for 3.999 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, reversing a two-month decline. Stronger global oil Continue Reading
Iraqi protesters set fire to the entrance of a shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf on Saturday and security forces fired tear gas to disperse them, police and Continue Reading
Iraq’s parliament voted on Sunday to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi after weeks of violent anti-government protests that have rocked the country. Abdul Mahdi’s decision to Continue Reading
The Iraqi Parliament accepted Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation on Sunday, posing a major challenge for Iraq’s fractious political class, which must now agree on a candidate that satisfies protests Continue Reading
The resignation of embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi amid sustained protests for sweeping reform sets the stage for a new political crisis as the ruling class scrambles to Continue Reading
Ever since the U.S. signalled through its effective withdrawal from Syria that it now has little interest in becoming involved in military actions in the Middle East, the door has Continue Reading
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi announced his resignation on Friday after the country’s senior Shi’ite Muslim cleric urged lawmakers to reconsider their support for a government rocked by weeks Continue Reading
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said he would submit his resignation in response to criticism from the country’s top cleric following weeks of deadly protests, signaling a period of political Continue Reading
At least 45 people were killed by security forces in Iraq on Thursday on the deadliest day since mass protests in OPEC’s second-largest oil producer began in early October. According Continue Reading
Protesters burned tires and surrounded a police station in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya on Saturday, a Reuters witness said, pressing their demands for sweeping reform despite the prime Continue Reading
Iraqi security officers opened fire on protesters in southern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 35, as the government sought to quell violence that started with an attack on the Continue Reading
A wave of fresh unrest rippled across Iraq on Thursday as security forces clashed with demonstrators in Baghdad and cities in the south, leaving more than two dozen protesters dead Continue Reading
Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric on Friday condemned the use of lethal force against protesters and urged demonstrators to reject acts of violence and vandalism, warning against another spiral of Continue Reading
Iraqi security forces shot dead 16 protesters in the southern city of Nassiriya on Thursday, medical sources said, and authorities imposed a curfew in Najaf after demonstrators burned its Iranian Continue Reading
Protesters set fire to the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi city of Najaf in a show of anger against Tehran’s involvement in the country’s affairs, raising the risk of a Continue Reading
Barely a month goes by without yet another corruption scandal emerging or developing in Iraq. Whether it be the Barzanis’ industrial-scale corruption in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan or the Continue Reading
The semi-autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan may begin deliveries by early next year of around 250,000 bpd of crude oil to the federal government in Baghdad for exports, Iraqi Oil Continue Reading
Theoretically, there is no reason why Iraq cannot become one of the leading producers of petrochemicals in the world, given its tremendous reserves of oil and gas. Finally, with a Continue Reading
Highlights Violent clashes have rocked Iraq since Oct. Production, exports unaffected, sources say Government instability may delay oil projects London — Iraq’s crude production and exports continue at full throttle Continue Reading
Iraq’s crude production and exports continue at full throttle despite the recent violent demonstrations in the country, but analysts said the situation bears close watching as oil fields and ports Continue Reading
In mid-October, with unrest swirling in Baghdad, a familiar visitor slipped quietly into the Iraqi capital. The city had been under siege for weeks, as protesters marched in the streets, Continue Reading
Protest organizers attempted to mobilize a general strike Sunday, blocking roads throughout southern Iraqi cities and disrupting access to major oil fields in Basra. There is no indication that oil Continue Reading
As anti-government demonstrations alter Iraq’s political landscape, the KRG has been forced to temper its ambitions to negotiate a durable financial relationship with Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi Continue Reading
In mid-October, with unrest swirling in Baghdad, a familiar visitor slipped quietly into the Iraqi capital. The city had been under siege for weeks, as protesters marched in the streets, Continue Reading
Fresh clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters broke out in Baghdad on Friday killing one person, despite a call for calm by the country’s top Shi’ite cleric, as Continue Reading
Operations resumed at a port and an oil refinery in southern Iraq on Thursday after protesters left both areas, port officials, security and oil sources said. They did not immediately Continue Reading
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least six anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said, as weeks of deadly unrest showed no signs of abating. Another Continue Reading
Iraq’s massive protest movement is having its first direct effects on the country’s oil output, as production is now curtailed at the Qayarah field. Two officials in the state-run North Continue Reading
Security forces killed at least two people when they opened fire on protesters in southern Iraq late on Monday night, police and medical sources said, as thousands continued to take Continue Reading
Oil sales by the federal government continue to drop, while exports from the Kurdistan region remain steady. Tugboats position a single point mooring (SPM) buoy in the Basra Gulf in Continue Reading
Security forces killed a protester and wounded 91 others in Baghdad on Saturday, security and medical sources said, as tens of thousands of Iraqis gathered in mass anti-government protests in Continue Reading
Iraqi security forces opened fire on a crowd of protesters trying to break into the Iranian consulate in the Shi’ite Muslim holy city of Kerbala overnight, killing three, security and Continue Reading
