The Threat In Iraq Is Being Overblown
ExxonMobil evacuated some staff from southern Iraq over fears of rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, although there is still little evidence to suggest any oil operations will be Continue Reading
Iraq Chastises Exxon For Evacuating Oil Personnel, Despite Rocket Strike
“Unacceptable and unjustified” are the words Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban used to describe ExxonMobil’s hasty exit from the troubled country, according to Reuters , but a late-night rocket strike Continue Reading
Iraq oil minister says deal with Exxon close, slowed by evacuation
A major oil deal between Iraq and Exxon Mobil was “very close” but had been slowed by Exxon’s decision on Saturday to evacuate its international staff from the West Qurna Continue Reading
Iraq can use fuel-switching as Iranian gas contingency plan: Ghadhban
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — Iraq can revert to fuel-switching if the country loses or has reduced access to Iranian gas for its power needs, Iraq’s oil minister Thamir al-Ghadhban told Continue Reading
Iraqi oil minister says ExxonMobil staff evacuation is ‘unacceptable’
Iraq’s oil minister on Sunday blasted ExxonMobil for evacuating its foreign staff from the West Qurna 1 field, saying all international oil companies working in the country have a secure Continue Reading
ExxonMobil pulls 30 workers from Iraq field, output unaffected: Basra Oil
ExxonMobil has withdrawn its 30 foreign staff from Iraq’s West Qurna 1 field, according to Iraqi state-run Basra Oil Company, following a US State Department warning about security risks from Continue Reading
U.S. warnings spur Exxon evacuation of expats
Production is unaffected and the security situation appears calm as ExxonMobil evacuates dozens of foreign staff from the West Qurna 1 field, following U.S. claims of threats from Iran. ExxonMobil Continue Reading
Iraq has contingency plans in case Iran gas imports halted: minister
Iraq has contingency plans for any stoppage of Iranian gas imports for its power grid but hopes no such disruption will take place, Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban said on Thursday. Continue Reading
Iraqi oil industry calm amidst U.S. warnings on Iran
Iraq’s oil operations remain stable in the face of rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, despite the U.S. State Department’s decision Wednesday to remove non-emergency personnel from Iraq. According to Continue Reading
Iraq maintains OPEC cuts in April
Iraq continued to curtail its oil production in April to meet is OPEC obligations, focusing cuts mainly on state-operated fields in the south. The federal government and the autonomous Kurdistan Continue Reading