Category: Iraq

Iraq has struck deals with oil field operators and state-run companies to augment the national power grid and help stave off further protests prompted by recent blackouts. Significant power outages Continue Reading

Iraq is the rare country that imports gas but also burns natural gas from oil wells into the air. The wasted gas is enough to power 3 million homes. Burning Continue Reading

Iraq is cutting its oil exports as it seeks to achieve full compliance with its oil production quota under the OPEC+ agreement, Bloomberg has reported , citing unnamed sources from Continue Reading

The resumption of crude oil imports from Iraq by Jordan announced last week by the Kingdom’s Energy Minister, Hala Zawati, will give Baghdad’s (and Tehran’s) beleaguered finances a much-needed boost Continue Reading

Iraq has pledged to reach 100% compliance with its OPEC+ quota in August and make up for overproduction in May and June, as OPEC’s second-largest producer continues to improve its Continue Reading

Financial constraints and OPEC cuts led to oil sector layoffs and protests that briefly shut down access to Missan province’s largest field. Workers survey the Halfaya oil field in 2011. Continue Reading

 A raid ordered by Iraq’s new prime minister on militiamen accused of planning an attack against Baghdad’s international zone could mark a turning point in his government’s efforts to bring Continue Reading

Total exports fall to 3.083 million b/d in June Both federal, Kurdistan exports sharply lower Production may be nearing OPEC+ quota Iraq’s crude oil exports, including from the Kurdistan region, Continue Reading