Category: Iraq

 Iraq’s cabinet approved a plan to build a pipeline to send the output of oil fields in Rumaila to Aqaba in Jordan, according to a Wednesday statement from the country’s Continue Reading

Any disruption in the oil exports flowing through the Strait of Hormuz will be a “major obstacle” for Iraq’s economy, Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday as Continue Reading

Spurred by perceived breaches of the 2019 budget law, MPs are targetting a swath of compromises and commercial deals aimed at bridging political gaps and increasing fuel and power supply Continue Reading

Last week a small news item went largely unnoticed by the international media but it hints at the real – and until now unpublished – reason why ExxonMobil has not Continue Reading

 Iraq’s oil exports dropped by 3.5 percent between May and June, though nationwide oil sales – of 3.946 million barrels per day (bpd) * – remain near record levels. Halfway Continue Reading

The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 completely altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. After Saddam’s forces were defeated, a violent insurgency led to the deaths of 4,487American soldiers Continue Reading

Iraq’s oil exports dropped by 3.5 percent between May and June, though nationwide oil sales – of 3.946 million barrels per day (bpd) * – remain near record levels. Halfway Continue Reading

Iraq’s crude exports in June fell to 3.52 million b/d from 3.572 million b/d in May, according to figures provided by the State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) exclusively Continue Reading

Iraq, which has surpassed its oil output quota under the most recent OPEC/non-OPEC supply cut accord, is committed to the deal, but stands ready to meet any global demand growth, Continue Reading

Over and above the petty party squabbling that characterises the politics of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern region of Kurdistan, it can safely be conjectured that at least two groups of people Continue Reading