Indigenous IS fighters in northern Diyala province are using insurgent tactics to threaten areas that have ostensibly been reclaimed by government-backed forces. Kurdish Peshmerga Asayesh security forces search for suspected Continue Reading
IOCs are investing enough to boost Iraq’s overall output despite tight budgets, but short-term fixes are masking fundamental issues that could undermine medium-term growth. Rigs working the Rumaila oilfield in Continue Reading
Iraqi oil player Gulf Keystone Petroleum said it received only part of the payment it billed the Kurdish regional government for crude oil exports in May. The company said it Continue Reading
International oil companies (IOCs) are expecting to help Iraq achieve modest production gains in the next year – a sign that the oil sector is weathering a series of interlocking Continue Reading
This Year U.A.E.-based company seeks damages over Middle East gas deals Separate hearing in Iran arbitration case set for October Crescent Petroleum Co., an oil and natural gas producer from Continue Reading
Smoke and flame rose from Manbij in what Syria Democratic Forces said were U.S.-led airstrikes… U.S.-backed forces entered the Islamic State-controlled city of Manbij in Syria for the first time Continue Reading
U.S. Airstrikes Twelve ground and air strikes in Syria and 22 in Iraq, conducted by the United States-led coalition against the Islamic State, targeted the terrorist organization’s lucrative oil and Continue Reading
An Iraqi security forces vehicle is seen on a street in the centre of Falluja, Iraq. Iraq’s armed forces pressed on with their offensive to retake the city of Falluja Continue Reading
A US military commander in Baghdad has openly contradicted the Iraqi army’s claim last week that it had liberated the key city of Falluja and driven out IS militants from Continue Reading
Oil exports from Iraq’s southern ports are averaging 3.144 million barrels per day (bpd) so far in June, down from May due to maintenance work and weather, a South Oil Continue Reading
