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U.S. designation of a key oil sector logistics provider highlights sanctions risks, prompting Iraqi measures to combat ...
Iraqi oil sales increased in July, even as the fate of a deal to restart northern exports via Turkey remains uncertain.
Operational disruptions caused by the Israel-Iran war do not appear to have affected Iraqi crude output, which was virtually ...
Iraq activates new deal to pay Iran for gas Swap of Iraqi refined products for Iranian gas could help settle an $11 billion debt but also risks friction with U.S. over sanctions.
Q&A: Ali Qais Abdul Jabbar, director general of the Iraqi Oil Tankers Company The IOTC chief discusses exports of heavy fuel oil and Qayarah crude, and ambitions to expand Iraq's fleet of oil tankers.
A multi-billion-dollar water supply project that is critical for boosting production at Iraq’s southern oil fields is beginning to take shape, with a first phase scheduled for completion in four years ...
August production falls as Iraq initiates cuts Renewed OPEC-plus pressure pushes Iraq to cut at least 100,000 bpd from state fields and accelerate maintenance plans at other projects in a bid to ...
Drone attacks signal elevated risks for Kurdistan A barrage of drone attacks in the past four days highlights rising security threats stemming from regional conflicts and Baghdad-Erbil political ...
Iraq’s Oil Ministry has begun a three-day process for awarding 29 oil and gas projects under the five-plus and sixth licensing rounds — the first time since 2018 that Iraq has held a bidding round. On ...
Q&A: Hossam Hussein Wali, director general of the South Refineries Company Southern Iraq's refining chief says the government will prioritize domestic supply as it moves to comply with OPEC-plus ...
ERBIL/SULAIMANIYA - Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil sector is under attack. The Tawke and Ain Sifni oil fields were struck by armed drones on Wednesday, after drones hit two other fields on Monday and Tuesday.
BAGHDAD - The veteran Iraqi oil man Hayan Abdulghani was confirmed as the country's next oil minister Thursday, as Mohammed Shia al-Sudani assembled a Cabinet and took office as prime minister. The ...