Category: Iraq

The semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in Iraq will defer payments to oil companies operating in the region for the oil sales they had made between November 2019 and February 2020, Continue Reading

The doctor paused before banging on the front gate, gesturing to his companions who were wearing full hazmat suits, masks, goggles and gloves to stand back so they would not Continue Reading

Iraq’s new prime minister-designate, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, faces an uphill battle to seat a government after two previous candidates failed to secure enough support from political rivals. Kadhimi, who has led Continue Reading

Highlights Zurfi withdrew his candidacy Thursday amid political opposition He is the second PM designate to quit the race Iraq is OPEC’s second largest oil producer Dubai — Iraq’s President Continue Reading

Several rockets were fired and landed on Monday near a residential district in southern Iraq, where many foreign oil firms have their headquarters and where oil workers live, without causing Continue Reading

Investigators say rocket attack on Iraqi and foreign oil sites was likely part of a broader conflict between paramilitaries and U.S. in Iraq. Security forces investigate the site from which Continue Reading

Thamer Ghadhban said all producers are responsible to stabilize oil markets Comments follow Trump criticism of OPEC and Saudi-Russia dispute Trump threatened to impose tariffs on oil imports Dubai — Continue Reading

For many countries, the ongoing oil price depression has brought about a new era of impending economic implosion. Yet no one seems to suffer as much as Iraq nowadays – Continue Reading

Iraq saw its oil revenues cut nearly in half in March when oil prices collapsed, even though OPEC’s second-largest producer exported more barrels of crude last month than it did Continue Reading