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Perry told the Iraqi leaders that the US is serious about its desire to help make Iraq energy independent.

The recent fall in Iraqi exports was not due to technical reasons.

Last month. Iraq’s oil exports dropped to their lowest level in seven months due to bad weather at its southern ports.

Iraq is OPEC’s second-largest oil producer following Saudi Arabia and pumps around 4.6 million bpd.

Iraq sits on 153 billion barrels of proven crude reserves. but it needs higher quality fuel and gas for power turbines.

Iraq sits on 153 billion barrels of proven crude reserves. but it needs higher quality fuel and gas for power turbines.

The US president first brought the subject up in a meeting with Iraq’s then-leader Haider al-Abadi in March last year.

The financing will help deliver and secure more than two gigawatts of new power.

Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Kirkuk has remained the subject of dispute between the central government in Baghdad and the Erbil-based KRG.

Relations between the Iraqi government and the KRG had been strained since September 2017.