From his third-floor office in eastern Baghdad, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar can see the rowdy protesters below as they march toward Tahrir Square, the symbolic heart of Iraq’s latest uprising. On Sunday, thousands of Iraqis again gathered with national flags at the square, across the Tigris river from …
Read More »Total Considers Investing in Iraqi Natural-Gas Projects
Total SE is considering natural-gas investments in Iraq, according to the Middle Eastern nation’s government. The two sides held talks this week about projects in western Iraq and near the southern energy hub of Basra, the Iraqi oil ministry said in a statement. They hope to reach an agreement soon, …
Read More »Iraq Invites Int’l Bidders to Mansuriya Gas Field
Iraq has invited international bidders to develop its Mansuriya gas field near the Iranian border, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told the state news agency INA last week. The invitation comes after the termination of a contract with a group led by Turkey’s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corp. that also …
Read More »Russia’s Lukoil Plans Iraq Oil Output Boost
Lukoil PJSC is seeking to develop new oilfield projects in Iraq even as slumping crude prices and OPEC+ supply cuts have compelled the company to slash production in the country. Russia’s second-biggest oil producer pumped 400,000 barrels a day last year at its West Qurna 2 project in southern Iraq, …
Read More »Iraq Expects Global Oil Demand Growth in 2023; No Plans to Cancel Projects
Iraq expects global oil demand to grow at a pace of 3% a year in 2023, and OPEC’s second largest oil producer does not plan to cancel projects due to the current slowdown, the country’s oil minister said Oct. 20. In 2023, “will start the normal oil demand increase of …
Read More »Iraq Ranks Fourth in the World in Gas Reserves
Iraq ranks fourth in the world in gas reserves, The Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee confirmed, on Saturday. “Iraq is the fourth in the world with natural gas reserves, but annually, it burns about 18 billion cubic meters without any benefit.” A member of the committee, Ghaleb Muhammad, told Shafaq …
Read More »Iraq Raises Its Crude Oil Production, OPEC’s October Report Showed
Every month OPEC (Organization for the Petroleum Exporting Countries) releases a report on the oil industry and the overall OPEC oil price and trend evolution. The report of this October showed the price of oil remained glued to the $40 level for several months now. In all, OPEC now sees …
Read More »Iraq Forecasts 2021 Crude Oil Price at $50/b; Proposes Oil, Gas Reforms
Iraq has forecast the average price of its crude oil at $50/b in 2021, 23.4% higher than that which was proposed in the 2020 budget, as OPEC’s second largest producer plans for energy reforms over the next few years, according to a government white paper seen by S&P Global Platts. …
Read More »Iraq Discusses with BP Developing Oil Industry and Investing in Gas
The Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, stressed on Tuesday the importance of expediting plans for gas investment associated with oil operations in Al-Rumaila oil field. Ismail said in a statement received by Shafaq News agency, “the maintenance of production in Al-Rumaila oil field and the available investment opportunities in …
Read More »Iraq Oil Minister Sees Oil at $45 in First Quarter of 2021
Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said oil prices are expected to reach around $45 in the first quarter of 2021, the al-Sabah state newspaper reported on Sunday. Iraq has also based a draft 2021 federal budget on a projected oil price of $42 per barrel, the paper cited the …
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