Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are close to striking a deal aimed at resuming northern oil exports, four sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Saturday. Turkey stopped pipeline flows from the Kirkuk fields in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to its port of Ceyhan …
Read More »OPEC Oil Output Falls on Angola, Iraq Outages
OPEC oil output fell in March due to oilfield maintenance in Angola and a halt in some of Iraq’s exports, a Reuters survey found on Friday, adding to the impact of strong adherence by top producers to a supply cut deal by the wider OPEC+ alliance. The Organization of the …
Read More »Iraq Initiates Gas Investment Operations in Akkas Gas Field
Iraqi Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, announced today that gas investment operations have commenced in the Akkas gas field, located in al-Anbar governorate, with a production rate of 60 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). The Ministry spokesperson emphasized the significance of this development as an invitation to foreign …
Read More »Iraq Wins Kurdish Oil Arbitration can against Turkey
Iraq’s oil ministry welcomed an arbitration ruling in its long-running dispute with Turkey centered on crude oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region and said it would discuss “mechanisms” to keep oil flowing. The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Court of Arbitration decided in Iraq’s favor on March 23, Iraq …
Read More »Chinese Oil Companies Lead in Iraqi Oil Purchases for February
Iraq’s State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) announced that Chinese oil companies were the largest buyers of Iraqi oil during the month of February. According to statistics published on SOMO’s official website, Chinese companies accounted for 7 of the 35 firms that purchased oil last month. SOMO’s data revealed …
Read More »Iraq Ready to Increase Oil Production if OPEC+ Decides
Iraqi Oil Minister, Hayyan Abdulghani, expressed his country’s readiness to increase oil production if OPEC+ decides to do so. Speaking at the Baghdad International Dialogue Conference on Sunday, Abdulghani stated that Iraq is committed to maintaining a production rate of 220,000 barrels per day in line with OPEC+ quotas. The …
Read More »Expert Slams Disappointments and Jokes in Iraq’s 2023 Budget, Warns of Western War
Iraqi oil expert Hamza al-Jawahiri on Thursday said the West has started a “war” on oil prices, warning that the assumed price of oil in Iraq’s 2023 budget is disappointing. Al-Jawahiri’s comments came as the price of oil dropped to record lows following the collapse of some banks in America …
Read More »Iraq Ranks Second as India’s Largest Oil Source
India’s imports of crude oil from Russia soared to a record 1.6 million barrels per day in February and is now higher than combined imports from traditional suppliers Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Iraq, whom Russia has toppled to become the largest oil source for India, supplied 9,39,921 barrels per day …
Read More »India’s Russian Oil Imports Hit Record High in Feb; Now more than Iraq, Saudi Put together
India’s imports of crude oil from Russia soared to a record 1.6 million barrels per day in February and is now higher than combined imports from traditional suppliers Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Russia continued to be the single largest supplier of crude oil, which is converted into petrol and diesel …
Read More »Iraq Announces String of Deals to Boost Oil and Gas Output
Iraq has been saying it wants to produce more oil and gas for a while now but turning stated ambitions into reality has taken a while. This week, the country took a big step towards that reality when it signed a slew of deals with foreign companies as part of …
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