Iraqi Nat Gas Plant Freed from the Hands of ISIS
Iraqi army Iraqi forces liberated the Fallujah natural gas plant held by the Islamic State on Monday, according to local news reports that cited an anonymous security source in the Continue Reading
The Militia Commander Beating Back ISIS in Iraq Makes the U.S. Nervous
Behind the rise of a paramilitary force in Iraq credited with saving the country from Islamic State is an Iran-trained jihadist the U.S. wants far from the battlefield. A decade Continue Reading
Falluja is a ‘tough nut to crack’: Iraqi finance minister
Islamic State is putting up a tough fight in Falluja and its recapture by the Iraqi army could take time, said Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari. Falluja, located 50 kilometers Continue Reading
Oil revenues rise despite export dip
Poor weather and power outages cut into exports but an upward trend in the global oil price puts more money in Iraqi coffers. A tanker at the al-Basra Oil Terminal Continue Reading
Kurdish forces liberate nine villages and re-secure an oil rig
An oil rig, abandoned in fall 2014 as IS militants neared, has been fully secured as Kurdish and coalition forces gain ground between Erbil and Mosul. Peshmerga forces loading up Continue Reading
Iraq joins Mideast rivals raising oil exports ahead of OPEC meeting
Iraq will supply 5 million barrels of extra crude to its partners in June, industry sources familiar with the issue said, joining other Middle East producers by lifting market share Continue Reading
Iran And Turkey Court The KRG For Oil
Oil pipeline Two years ago, while Kurdish oil was flowing to Turkey’s port of Ceyhan, Iran and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) signed a natural gas-for-oil agreement that included the Continue Reading
Iraq joins Mideast rivals raising oil exports ahead of OPEC meeting
Iraq will supply 5 million barrels of extra crude to its partners in June, industry sources familiar with the issue said, joining other Middle East producers by lifting market share Continue Reading
Iraqi forces push into Fallujah as IS bombings kill 24
Iraqi forces started pushing into the city of Fallujah on Monday as a wave of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in Baghdad and near the Iraqi capital killed Continue Reading
KRG oil payments sputter on low revenue
Delayed and incomplete payments to Kurdistan’s oil producers threaten to undermine a new policy that had sparked some investor optimism. A rig at the Miran field, which is operated by Continue Reading