Tag Archives: Iraq Oil Ministry

Iraq is OPEC’s second-largest oil producer following Saudi Arabia and pumps around 4.6 million bpd.

The US president first brought the subject up in a meeting with Iraq’s then-leader Haider al-Abadi in March last year.

Relations between the Iraqi government and the KRG had been strained since September 2017.

The increase in the volume of this export will take place in several stages.

Ghadhban replace Jabbar al-Luaibi as oil minister.

Crude oil exports from southern Iraq are close to a record-high so far in September.

Iraq exported 3.543 million bpd of crude oil in July.

Every major oil company that is working in the province has to set up a desalination and sterilisation treatment plant if it wishes to continue working.

Southern Iraqi exports in the first 19 days of August averaged 3.7 million barrels per day.

Oil-rich region has been racked by protests over poor governance by Baghdad.