Record Heat Sets Off a Cascade of Suffering in Baghdad
An Iraqi woman cools down with water from a hose in Baghdad, on Aug. 1. The Middle East is enduring one of its hottest summers ever, but Iraqis have had Continue Reading
IRAQ DATA: Oil exports fell 2% in July ahead of pledge to meet OPEC+ cuts
Iraq’s oil exports, excluding those from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, fell 2% in July, the oil ministry said Aug. 1, ahead of OPEC’s second-largest producer’s pledge to reach 100% compliance Continue Reading
Iraq’s power shortages, OPEC+ cuts seen pushing Baghdad closer to Iran
Iraq’s chronic power shortages and its OPEC+ commitment to cut crude output have pushed the country closer to Iran at a time when the US wants to isolate Tehran. OPEC’s Continue Reading
New frontline medical workers want to be paid to fight COVID-19
Iraq’s financial crisis has left the state unable to hire tens of thousands of newly trained medical personnel who could help relieve pressure on a healthcare system struggling to contain Continue Reading
Iraq in talks with Saudi Arabia and Honeywell over Basra mega-deal
Pivoting away from negotiations with ExxonMobil, Iraq is now putting the Ratawi oil field at the center of a prospective upstream, gas, and power deal with Saudi Arabia. Iraqi Oil Continue Reading
Why Iran And China Are Pushing Iraq To Boost Oil Production
There are four key reasons why Iraq is increasing the pace of development on a number of its major oil fields right now. First, it needs the money; second, hitting Continue Reading
Kadhimi aims to reign in border corruption
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has redeployed security forces and replaced senior officials at key border points as part of a high-profile effort to reign in paramilitary groups — including Continue Reading
Two protesters die after clashes with police in Baghdad, medics and security sources say
Clashes between Iraqi protesters and security forces in central Baghdad killed at least two demonstrators overnight, security and medical sources said on Monday. It was the first such deadly incident Continue Reading
New Contract Signals Serious Development Of Iraq’s Huge Nasiriyah Oil Field
The idea of developing the 4.36 billion-barrel Nasiriyah oilfield in southern Iraq’s Dhi Qar province has been seriously mooted by the each of the rapid succession of governments in Iraq Continue Reading
Gharraf field restarts after four months as Petronas team returns
The field will initially target 50,000 bpd – about half the production level it averaged before shutting down amidst the coronavirus pandemic. In mid-July 2019, workers from the state-owned Iraqi Continue Reading