The Woman Who Put Iraq on the Map. Gertrude Bell, ... Bell's camp ensured that Britain and its military would have say over Iraq's government and oil for decades to come.

Iraq Withholds Most Oil Exports. Regime Protesting Plan to Rework U.N. Sanctions. June 4, 2001. By William Drozdiak. BRUSSELS, June 4 -- Iraq suspended nearly all crude oil exports today and ...

The oil traders tell me the principal market for stolen crude is Basra, Iraq’s only access to the Gulf. Fadhila, the strongest Shi’a militia in the city, pretty much monopolizes the trade.

Iraq developed 113 oil wells in the first half of 2025 as it pushed ahead with plans to expand its crude output capacity by more than 50 percent. The developed wells include 27 newly drilled ...

Currently, 70% of Iraq’s 3.2–3.5 million bpd oil exports go to Asia. Oil Minister Abdul Ghani emphasized that Africa is becoming a significant new export destination.

Iraq's oil embargo on exports from the semi-autonomous KRG is almost 2 years old. Hopes for a resumption oil flows have been buoyed by the Iraqi parliament’s approval last week of a budget ...

BAGHDAD, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet said on Tuesday it had ordered the semi-autonomous Kurdish region to immediately transfer its oil output to the country's state-run firm SOMO.

If anyone had any doubt that Iraq was a lot about oil, they shouldn’t after the recent Capitol Hill appearance by our ambassador to Baghdad, Ryan Crocker. In a closed House hearing, Crocker put ...

Chinese companies won bids to explore five Iraqi oil and gas fields on Saturday in a licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration that was primarily aimed at ramping up gas production for domestic use.

Iraq, one of the world's biggest oil producers, aims to boost its crude reserves to more than 160 billion barrels, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani said on Saturday.The minister's comment came during ...