Basra crude oil prices experienced a week of subtle downturns in response to worldwide market fluctuations. While some benchmarks reflected momentary gains, the overarching trend was marked by a fractional decline, primarily influenced by a blend of economic data and production adjustments. Basra Heavy crude concluded its Friday trading session …
Read More »Turkey Seeks Iraq Revenue-Sharing Deal to Restart Oil Flows
Turkey is attempting to broker a deal between the central Iraqi government and the semi-autonomous Kurdish administration over how to resume Iraqi crude-oil exports via its territory, according to Turkish officials. Turkey halted flows through a twin-pipeline in March after an arbitration court ordered it to pay about $1.5 billion …
Read More »Iraq Inks a Preliminary Agreement to Import Gas from Turkmenistan
Iraq has signed a preliminary agreement with Turkmenistan to import gas for energy production purposes, oil ministry said on Thursday. “The Iraqi government is committed to amplifying avenues of collaboration with our friendly nations, notably including Turkmenistan,” Deputy Minister of Oil for Gas Affairs, Azat Saber, told Shafaq News Agency, …
Read More »Iraqi Oil Exports to the U.S. Outpace Saudi Arabia as North American Intake Climbs
Iraq’s crude oil exports to the U.S. has trumped those from Saudi Arabia last week, despite a marginal decline in the rate of supply, data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Sunday. Drawing on a recent data chart, the EIA illustrated that the average daily crude oil imports …
Read More »Iraq Ranks Fifth among Top 10 Oil Producers in 2022
Iraq ranked fifth among the world’s top 10 oil-producing countries in 2022, as revealed by Italian oil company Eni. Eni’s data showed that Iraq stood at the fifth spot as a top global oil producer, churning out 4.554 million barrels, with a compound growth rate of 5.4%. This marks an …
Read More »OPEC Reports July Oil Production Decline, Led by Saudi Arabia, with Iraq’s Output Rising
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) revealed on Monday a notable decrease in oil production among its 13 member states during July. The combined output dropped by 836 thousand barrels per day, settling at 27.310 million barrels per day, compared to the previous month of June. According to …
Read More »Iraq Ranks Fifth Globally in Oil Reserves, Eni Reports
Iraq has secured its position as the fifth-largest country worldwide regarding oil reserves, as stated by the Italian oil corporation Eni. Eni’s data reveals that Iraq has a substantial oil reserve of 145.019 billion barrels for 2022, reflecting a marginal compound growth rate of 0.1%. In 2010, Iraq held 143.100 …
Read More »Iraqi Oil Exports to the U.S. Surge to 305,000 bpd
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Sunday a substantial increase in Iraq’s oil exports to the United States, reaching 305,000 barrels per day in the past week. According to data provided by the EIA, the average U.S. crude oil imports from eight key countries during the previous week …
Read More »Iraq Awards CNPC $194 Million Contract
A subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Daqing Drilling Engineering Co, has been awarded the contract for the development of the Rumaila oilfield in Iraq. The Rumaila oilfield in southern Iraq, near to the Kuwaiti border, will see Daqing drill wells with two rigs as part of a $194 …
Read More »UAE, Iraq Regain Share in Indian Oil Basket
The United Arab Emirates and Iraq have started regaining their share in India’s oil import basket as the world’s largest oil exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia plan to keep their production low to boost the prices. Russia, however, continues to hold 42% of the share. While the UAE increased its …
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