Iraq: Baghdad To Boost Oil Output, Oil Minister Says
Iraq’s plan to increase oil production by up to 400 thousand barrels per day in 2016 this year will proceed as planned, despite Iran’s return to the market, Iraqi Oil Continue Reading
Iraq’s Abadi keeps Iran at arm’s length in war on Islamic State
As fighting in Iraq raged last summer, Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani came across unexpected opposition to his plans to defeat Islamic State. Soleimani is the commander of Iran’s al-Quds brigade Continue Reading
Payments continue for Kurdish oil exports
Though its government said it’s struggling financially, Gulf Keystone Petroleum said it was still getting paid for oil exported from the Kurdish north of Iraq. Gulf Keystone Petroleum, which has Continue Reading
Attacks halt Kurdish oil exports
The Kurdish government in northern Iraq said crude oil exports from the region were interrupted because of attacks on a pipeline across the border in Turkey. “The Ministry of Natural Continue Reading
Iraq to Cap Oil Output If Other Producers Follow Suit
Iraq said Thursday it is open to freezing its oil production at January levels to help stem falling prices — but only if big producers inside and outside the Organization Continue Reading
Three-day pipeline outage halts Kurdistan’s exports
Oil exports from northern Iraq have been offline for three days due to pipeline outages in southeast Turkey, the most severe disruption since July.”Crude oil export from the Kurdistan Region Continue Reading
Bluffing Through a Budget Agreement in Baghdad
Iraqi and Kurdish officials have resumed negotiations over a budget deal, but there might not be much relief in sight for the cash-strapped Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Though a deal Continue Reading
Iran and Iraq Under Pressure to Cap Oil Output to Help Raise Prices
A day after Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producers agreed to limit their production, the pressure was turned up on Iran and Iraq to join the agreement and help Continue Reading
Iran and Iraq Under Pressure to Cap Oil Output to Help Raise Prices
A day after Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producers agreed to limit their production, the pressure was turned up on Iran and Iraq to join the agreement and help Continue Reading
New rhetoric underscores entrenched Erbil-Baghdad oil disputes
Leaders in Baghdad and Erbil traded dueling statements that emphasize the great difficulty in reviving any semblance of cooperation over oil and budget issues.The public exchange was cloaked in the Continue Reading