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 …
Read More »Iraq to Start Developing Akkas Gas Field to Pave Way for Foreign Investments
Iraq will start developing the Akkas gas field in an initial stage to pave the way to attract foreign investments, the oil ministry said Nov. 13, as OPEC’s second biggest producer seeks to boost its gas output. State-run Iraqi National Oil Co. discussed during a meeting plans to nationally operate …
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 187 thousand bpd in the last week. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 5.319 bpd in the first week of November.” The top three source countries …
Read More »EIA: US Imports of Iraqi Crudes Dropped Last Week
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday that Iraqi crude oil exports to the US dropped to 4.901 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 »Petrofac Expects Significant Upside Potential on Return to Iraq
Oil services company Petrofac has said it is “anticipating significant upside potential upon return to markets in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE”. In 2019, customers in Iraq and Saudi Arabia suspended Petrofac from bidding on new contracts, while allowing it to execute pre-existing contracts, followed by a UAE customer …
Read More »Iraq to Invest $3bn a Year to Switch from Liquids to Gas-Powered Generation
Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, plans to invest $3 billion annually to replace the burning of liquids at its power plants with natural gas, the country’s deputy minister said. “We’re also drawing policies to stop burning accompanying gas [flared gas] that will stop for good by 2025,” said Ali Allawi, who …
Read More »EIA: US Imports of Iraqi Crudes Hiked Last Week
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday that Iraqi crude oil exports to the US rose to 188,000 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 188,000 bpd, …
Read More »Iraqi Minister of Oil Stresses the Need to Increase Oil Investments
The Iraqi Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, stressed the need to increase investments and support projects to develop the gas sector to meet the growing need for clean fuels in global markets. This came on the sidelines of his participation in the work of the World Energy Forum week in …
Read More »Iraq in Talks on Gas Exploration in Western Desert
Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail has said that the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) has opened a dialogue about gas exploration in the Western Desert in Anbar Governorate. The company involved was not named, but was described as “one of the major international companies”. The Minister said Iraq is …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Decreased to Zero in the Past Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq did not export any oil to the United States in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 5.389 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil are Canada …
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