The Iraqi Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar announced today, Sunday, that 30 tankers carrying more than a million liters of fuel oil will be heading to Beirut from Iraq. Abdul-Jabbar said in a statement received by Shafaq News agency, “The new batch of fuel oil comes as part of the assistance …
Read More »Iraq Announces Its Oil Exports to Jordan within a Month
The Iraqi Oil Company “SOMO” revealed, on Saturday, that oil exports to Jordan reached more than 8 thousand barrels per day during July. The company said in a tally on its website, which is viewed by Shafaq News agency, “Total oil exports to Jordan were as follows: – July: it …
Read More »SOMO: Iraq Is Committed to OPEC+ Agreement on Production Reduction
The Iraqi Oil marketing company (SOMO) denied, on Thursday, that it exceeded OPEC+ target for oil exports for July. The state company issued a statement in response to the article “Iraqi oil exports in July above OPEC+ target within 20 days only” published by “Attaqa website”. “The Oil Marketing Company …
Read More »US Fosters Iraqi-GCC Power Cooperation Project
The United States, the Iraqi government, and the Gulf Cooperation Council have reiterated their full support for a project linking the electricity networks between the latter and Iraq. In a statement to the US State Department, Washington said it is, “committed to facilitating this project and providing support when needed”. …
Read More »Iran Exports 1500 Megawatts per Day to Iraq
Hamid Hosseini , the spokesman for the Iranian Oil Derivatives Exporters said that about 1500 megawatts of electrical energy and 30 million cubic meters of gas per day have been exported to Iraq. “In light of Iraq’s need for electricity in summer, America was forced to extend the waiver of …
Read More »Iraq Struggles to Implement OPEC Agreement Reducing Oil Production
Iraq has yet to inform its regular oil buyers of cuts to its exports, suggesting it is struggling to fully implement an OPEC deal with Russia and other producers on a record supply cut, traders and industry sources said. Iraq, OPEC’s second largest oil producer, has instructed its biggest company, …
Read More »Baghdad Discloses Iraqi Oil Exports Volume to East Asia
The world economy will improve after the end of Corona crisis in East Asia, especially as the Republic of China which is the largest importer of crude oil in the world,” The Prime Minister’s Advisor for Economic Affairs, Mathehar Mohammad Salih revealed on Sunday. ” 80% Iraqi oil exports goes …
Read More »Russia’s Lukoil Runs Into Staffing Problems in Iraq amid Coronavirus
Russia’s No.2 oil producer Lukoil is running into difficulties staffing its assets in Iraq due to the new coronavirus and associated restrictions, chief executive Vagit Alekperov, was cited on Saturday by Interfax news as saying. Lukoil manages the West Qurna 2 oilfield, 65 km (40 miles) north-west of Basra. It …
Read More »OPEC + Agreement will Help Support Prices
The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Thamer Al-Ghadban announced on Monday an agreement to reduce oil production that will help reduce stocks and support prices. Iraq welcomed the results of the OPEC + meeting, which reached the commitment of the members of the group to a historic cut in production to …
Read More »The Iraqi Government Intends to Restrict Kurdistan Region by OPEC Agreement
The federal government intends to restrict Kurdistan Region by OPEC agreement to reduce crude oil production. The advisor to the Prime Minister, Mathar Muhammad Salih indicated in a statement quoted by the semi-official newspaper, Al-Sabah, in its Sunday edition, to what he called “the importance of the oil ministry restricting …
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