The Iraqi state-owned Oil Marketer, SOMO, said on Sunday that the Chinese oil companies were the top buyers of Iraqi oil in May. In an official chart published on its official website, SOMO said that Chinese importers of Iraqi oil were eight, the most among 32 companies. Indian and U.S. …
Read More »EIA: US Imports of Iraqi Crudes Dropped
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Saturday that Iraqi crude oil exports to the US declined to 155,000 barrels per day (bpd) during the past week. According to a report released by the EIA, “The United States imported crude oil from Iraq at a rate of 155,000 bpd, …
Read More »Masdar Signs Strategic Deal with Iraq for 2GW Solar Projects
Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company and one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has announced a strategic agreement with Iraq to develop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the country with a minimum total capacity of 2GW (gigawatts). Iraq, the second-largest oil producer in the Organisation of Petroleum …
Read More »Iraq Signs Deal to Drill 96 Oil Wells
Iraq has signed a contract to drill 96 oil wells in the West Qurna-1 oil field located in the southern province of Basra to raise the production, according to a statement by the Ministry of Oil. The state-run Basra Oil Company and the contractors for the West Qurna-1 oil field, …
Read More »Iraq Expects Oil Prices to Reach $80/bbl
Iraqi expects oil prices to reach $80 per barrel, the country’s state news agency reported on Sunday, citing an oil ministry spokesman. The spokesperson, Asim Jihad, did not give a timeframe for the increase he predicted. Crude prices have been on the rise over the past weeks, settling over $70/barrel …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Increased in Last Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s export oil to the United States increased to 300 thousand bpd in the last week. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 5.751 bpd in the second week of June.” The top three source countries …
Read More »Iraq Sees Oil Prices at $68 to $75 a Barrel in 2nd Half
Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer, said crude prices will be in the range of $68 to $75 a barrel in the second half. The price range is expected because of a commitment to OPEC+ output cut, Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told reporters at the Baghdad International Book Fair. …
Read More »Iraq Plans Nuclear Power Plants to Tackle Power Shortage
Iraqi officials have said that the country seeks to build eight nuclear reactors to tackle a crippling power shortage in the oil-rich economy. Iraq seeks to build eight reactors capable of producing about 11 gigawatts, Aljazeera quoted Kamal Hussain Latif, chairman of the Iraqi Radioactive Sources Regulatory Authority as saying …
Read More »Iraq Aims to Go Nuclear to Resolve Its Crippling Power Shortages
Iraq is working on a plan to build nuclear reactors as the electricity-starved petrostate seeks to end the widespread blackouts that have sparked social unrest. OPEC’s No 2 oil producer – already suffering from power shortages and insufficient investment in ageing plants – needs to meet an expected 50% jump …
Read More »Oil Minister Voices Iran’s Readiness to Increase Gas Exports to Iraq
Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said his country is ready to increase gas exports to Iraq. “We are ready to increase the gas exports to Iraq,” Zangeneh said in a meeting with a visiting Iraqi delegation led by Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi on Saturday. In a relevant event in …
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