A source in the state-owned North Oil Company (NOC) revealed on Wednesday that representatives from British Petroleum (BP) arrived in the northern Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk to meet with NOC officials in the hope of finalizing an agreement to begin developing oil fields in the area. The source told Shafaq …
Read More »Iraq Surpasses Saudi Arabia, Mexico in Weekly Oil Exports to US
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Sunday that Iraq was the second-largest oil exporter to the United States during the past week, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Mexico. The EIA mentioned that the average US imports of crude oil during the past week from eight major countries reached approximately …
Read More »Iraq Says 15-Day Halt in Iranian Gas Cuts 5.5 GW from National Grid
Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Sunday that Iranian gas supplies had been completely halted for 15 days due to maintenance, impacting Baghdad, the central provinces, and the Middle Euphrates, resulting in the loss of 5.5 gigawatts from its national grid. It was no immediately clear when the 15 – day …
Read More »Iraq Reduces Oil Production to 3.3 Million Barrels per Day
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil said on Friday that Iraq has reduced its oil production to 3.3 million barrels per day in line with its commitment to the OPEC+ agreement. The Oil Ministry clarified in a statement that the current reduction will continue over the coming months to ensure that …
Read More »Russia’s Lukoil Visits Baghdad to Discuss Oil Projects in Iraq
Recently, a delegation from the Russian oil corporation Lukoil visited Baghdad to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani to discuss matters about the company’s activities in the country. Lukoil gave a thorough update on their current activities in Iraq’s West Qurna 2 and Eridu oil fields, emphasizing the …
Read More »Petrobras Announces Huge Gas Discovery in Colombia
Petroleum giant Petrobras announced Thursday the discovery of natural gas deposits in Colombia that could double the South American country’s known reserves even as it seeks to transition away from hydrocarbons. But it also coincides with a government drive to stop extracting fossil fuels as it transitions to a low-carbon …
Read More »Oil Firms in Iraqi Kurdistan Increase Output
A report issued on Friday by S&P Global Commodity Insights revealed that oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region of Iraq increased their oil production despite the closure of the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline. Financial statements of five oil firms operating in Iraqi Kurdistan demonstrate that their combined crude oil output …
Read More »Iraq Submits Updated Compensation Plan to OPEC
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said on Thursday that it received updated compensation plans from Iraq and Kazakhstan for their overproduced volumes for the first seven months of 2024. According to assessments made by independent sources, OPEC said that Iraq overproduced 1.44 million barrels per day from January …
Read More »Iraq’s Oil Supplies to India Reach their Lowest Points
Sources in the Indian oil sector revealed that in June, the country’s oil imports from Iraq dropped to their lowest points since September 2020. According to Shafaq News, Indian refineries have already reduced their imports of oil from several Middle Eastern producers that raised prices early this year. The Iraqi …
Read More »Iraq’s Revenues from Oil Exports Exceeded $8.025 Billion in January
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil confirmed on Friday that oil export revenues through January surpassed $8.025 billion. According to row data issued by the State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO), the total exports of crude oil during January were slightly more than 103.5 million barrels, with revenues reaching $8,025,616. …
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