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Iraqi drilling company has started boring a new oil well in the Maysan governorate in the south of Iraq, the State-owned company said in a press release on Saturday. The company said it deployed the 2,000 HP “IDC-23” drilling device to reach 3,290 meters depth in the new well named …

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s oil export to the United States dropped by 88% in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 5.869 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil are Canada …

Iraq wants a US partner for Exxon’s stake, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told reporters in Baghdad. If the talks with Halliburton fail, Iraq will step in to buy the stake, he added. He said a few days ago that Iraqi state company Basra Oil Co. could be a potential …

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity has expressed willingness for increasing natural gas imports from Iran, IRNA reported on Sunday quoting the ministry spokesperson Ahmed Mousa as saying. Mousa noted that the ministry is negotiating the increase with Iranian authorities and will dispatch a delegation to Tehran in this regard. He did …

Iraq expects the price of oil to rebound and rise above $75/b in the coming months because current prices are “inappropriate” for producers, the country’s oil minister said Dec. 6, as OPEC+ sticks to its plan to boost output by 400,000 b/d in January. “I think the current oil price …

U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq averaged 140 thousand barrels per day (bpd) last month, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Saturday. In its monthly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA said that the U.S. imports from Iraq grossed 4.192 million barrels in November at a rate of …

Iraq does not have any expectations about the outcome of the Dec. 2 meeting of OPEC+ ministers, the country’s oil minister told the state-run Iraqi News Agency, as the 23-member coalition is set to assess the impact of the oil price crash on Nov. 26, a new COVID variant and …

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s export oil to the United States decreased to 42 thousand bpd. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 5.442 bpd in the second week of November.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil …

Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail stressed today the importance of attracting new investments, especially in projects that achieve sustainable development for Iraq and clean energy. The minister’s statement came during his participation in the ADIPEC exhibition in Abu Dhabi. Ismail said that the oil sector needs more investments, financing …

Iraq’s West Qurna-2 oilfield has just produced its one-billionth barrel of oil. At a ceremony to mark the event, which was attended by Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said the field started with production of 220,000 bpd, rising to 400,000 bpd, with plans for peak production …