Iraq Facing Perfect Storm
Basrah Oil Field Iraq has been pumping oil at record-high rates since the start of the year, with daily output reaching 4.31 million barrels last month, most of which was Continue Reading
Iraq violence: Blasts in Baghdad kill dozens
Four bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed more than 60 people, medics say, in the latest in a series of recent attacks in the Iraqi capital. Three of the bombings Continue Reading
Faced with dominant rival, competing Kurdish parties reunite
Sulaimaniya’s PUK and Gorran parties have agreed to electioneer and vote together, hoping to clip the wings of acting President Massoud Barzani’s KDP. At a ceremony in Dabashan, Sulaimaniya, Kosrat Continue Reading
IS attacks gas plant near Baghdad
The latest in a string of asymmetric attacks around the capital, IS militants partially destroyed a propane filling station in Taji before Energy Police regained control. Iraqi firefighters try to Continue Reading
Iraq Sees $15 Billion in Aid Through 2017 as IMF Deal Looms
Iraq’s possible loan accord with the International Monetary Fund may unlock at least $15 billion in aid this year and next, central bank chief Ali al-Allaq said, helping OPEC’s second-biggest Continue Reading
Islamic State Attacks Iraqi Gas Plant
A team of Islamic State bombers assaulted a natural-gas plant north of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, officials said, the fifth straight day of attacks in Iraq Continue Reading
IS attacks gas plant near Baghdad
The latest in a string of asymmetric attacks around the capital, IS militants partially destroyed a propane filling station in Taji before Energy Police regained control. Iraqi firefighters try to Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Loses No. 1 Spot to Iraq in Crude Exports to India
Tanker India Iraq has now overtaken Saudi Arabia in crude oil exports to India, shipping some 960,700 barrels per day (bpd) to India in April, against Saudi Arabia’s 787,700 bpd Continue Reading
Exclusive: Iraq oil projects face delays as companies resist spending cuts
A general view shows a lake of oil at Al-Sheiba oil refinery in the southern Iraq city of Basra, in this January 26, 2016 file photo. International oil firms have Continue Reading
ISIS Sabotage Continues To Cause Outages In Iraqi Oil Fields
Kirkuk Oilfield Two wells at the Khabaz oilfield near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, sabotaged by ISIS last week are still on fire, with production suspended and losses amounting to some Continue Reading