The U.S. Energy Information Administration(EIA) has announced on Saturday a surge in Iraqi oil exports to the U.S. to up to 235,000 barrels per day, surpassing last week’s Saudi exports. According to a report released by the EIA, “Last week’s U.S. imports of crude oil from 9 different countries amounted …
Read More »Iraq Set to Buy ExxonMobil $350 Million Share of Basra Oilfield
Oil giant ExxonMobil has received an offer for its share of the West Qurna 1 oilfield in Basra, by Iraq, according to reports by Reuters. The head of the state-run oil operating company said on Monday that a formal offer, priced at $350 million, to buy the share had been …
Read More »Siemens to Rebuild West Mosul’s Super-Grid Station
Siemens Energy and the Ministry of Electricity of the Republic of Iraq signed a contract to construct Iraq’s West Mosul 400-kilovolt (kV) super grid station, which will provide reliable and efficient power supply to around 700,000 Iraqi citizens in northern Iraq, particularly the Nineveh province. The construction of the Mosul …
Read More »Iraq may Buy Exxon Stake in West Qurna 1
Press reports quote Iraq’s oil minister as saying that Iraq could buy ExxonMobil’s 32.7-percent stake in the West Qurna 1 oil field. Ihssan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail told a news conference on Monday that the government might purchase the stake via the state-owned Basra Oil Company (BOC). BOC previously took over the …
Read More »Iraq to Invest $3bn in Basra Gas Company
Iraq’s Oil Minister, Ihssan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, has said that Iraq will invest $3 billion in the Basra Gas Company (BGC) over the next five years, as it pushes ahead with plans to increase gas production. The money will fund projects intended to increase BGC’s gas production capacity from 1,000 to …
Read More »Iraq to Invest $3bn in Basra Gas Co. over Five Years
Iraq plans to invest $3 billion in the Basra Gas Company over the next five years, the Iraqi News Agency reported on Monday. “The aim is to increase gas production capacity by 40 percent as we seek to reach 1,400 million cubic meters of gas,” Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar …
Read More »Iraq to Continue Imports of Iranian Gas, Electricity
In a meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran, Iraqi Energy Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush announced that his country will continue purchasing gas and electricity from Iran. “Iran and Iraq have agreed to continue imports of Iranian gas and electricity and Iraq will pay its debts to Iran,” Hantoush said …
Read More »Iran to Pay for Vaccine with Funds Held in Iraq
Iran will use its financial resources blocked in Iraq for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines from Russia, Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian said. In comments after a meeting with Iraq’s Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush, held in Tehran on Sunday, Ardekanian said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered that the money …
Read More »Iraqi Electricity Minister Seeks Energy Cooperation with Iran
The Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Majid Hantoush, arrived on Saturday in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on an official visit. According to the official Iranian news agency “IRNA”, Hantoush met with the aide of the Minister of Energy, Humayun Haeri. The two sides reviewed ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the …
Read More »Iraq Hopes to Increase Gas Imports from Iran
Iraqi Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush expressed hope that his country could reach an agreement in upcoming negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran to increase gas imports. He announced that a delegation from the Iraqi Electricity Ministry will travel to Tehran next week to hold talks with Iranian officials …
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