Tag Archives: State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO)

Iraq collectively grossed more than 10 billion dollars from oil sales in March 2022, according to a survey by the state oil marketer, SOMO. Crude oil exports amounted to 100,579,612 barrels, yielding 10,913,197 dollars, SOMO survey said. Exports from oilfields in Mid and south Iraq amounted to 99,130,677 barrels, while …

Indian state refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL.NS) will lift 45% more oil from Iraq this year to meet its expanded refining capacity, sources familiar with the matter said. The refiner will buy 3.2 million tonnes or about 64,000 barrels per day (bpd) from Iraq this year, up from 44,000 bpd …

Iraq collectively grossed more than eight billion dollars from oil sales last November, according to a survey by the state oil marketer, SOMO. Crude oil exports amounted to 98,192,317 barrels, yielding 7,610,850,000 dollars, SOMO survey said. Exports from oilfields in mid and south Iraq were 95,860,149 barrels, while Kirkuk oilfields, …

The Iraqi state-owned Oil Marketer, SOMO, said on Sunday that the Chinese oil companies were the top buyers of Iraqi oil in May. In an official chart published on its official website, SOMO said that Chinese importers of Iraqi oil were eight, the most among 32 companies. Indian and U.S. …

Iraq, the top oil supplier to India, is not cutting volumes to the South Asian country in February amid a focus to maintain its market share in Asia, which consumes at least 70% of its crude exports, the deputy director general of Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) told S&P …

Iraq has reportedly “put on hold” it oil contract with China’s Zhenhua Oil. The multi-billion-dollar agreement would have seen Zhenhua pre-pay Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) for a regular supply of crude oil. Oil prices have risen significantly since the deal was struck.

Iraq is committed to the OPEC+ output cuts and will only boost its future crude production if there is demand from international oil markets, a deputy oil minister told the state-run Iraqi News Agency Feb. 9. “Iraq is committed to the [OPEC+] agreement to cut production in light of the …

Iraq has agreed a multibillion-dollar oil-supply deal with a Chinese company, according to the Arab nation’s official news agency. SOMO, which oversees Iraq’s petroleum exports, picked a Chinese firm after receiving bids from several traders, INA reported, citing an interview with SOMO General Manager Alaa Al-Yasiri. While INA didn’t name …

Iraq is committed to all OPEC+ production cut agreements that help contain the volatility in oil prices because OPEC’s second largest oil producer seeks higher prices for its crude exports, the country’s oil minister said Dec. 6. Ihsan Ismaael said in an oil ministry statement that oil prices are expected …

Iraq’s Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) has revised the price mechanism used to compensate buyers for fluctuations in the density of its crude exports, starting with shipments in 2021, according to a Nov. 23 notice to clients reviewed by Reuters The announcement follows SOMO’s plan to launch a third crude oil …