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Iraq oil exports in December highest in five months

Plus: *Iraq reduces 2009 as oil price slides *Iran not involved with Majnoon development *Dora expansion is ready, Shahristani says Iraq to meet domestic fuel demand this year *Elections coming up *Alive in Baghdad: Pastry Shops Thriving in Iraq *Much more Iraq's oil exports in December were the highest since July as northern exports carried […]

Iraq oil exports steady in September

Crude sales averaged above 3.4 million for the third straight month as Iraq maxes out southern export outlets.

After record year, Iraq readies OPEC cuts

Iraq exported more oil in 2016 than any previous year, but now it must reduce overall production in keeping with an OPEC quota aimed at raising oil prices.

April exports rise by 200k bpd

Countrywide oil sales have rebounded to their highest level in two years, although infrastructure bottlenecks threaten to limit further increases.

July oil exports and revenues climb

With OPEC-plus pressure easing, Iraq increased exports slightly in July while higher oil prices drove monthly revenues to a 19-month high.

Iraq’s January oil output down by 160,000 bpd

Bad weather at southern export terminals disrupted tanker loadings and forced shut-ins at oil fields, but spare capacity is ready to come online as OPEC quotas rise.

Kurdistan exporting oil from disputed fields

Crude from Bai Hassan and Avana dome, fields formerly operated by federal authorities, is now flowing by pipeline to Turkey for KRG export.

Success, but more tests, in Basra unrest turnaround

It's back to business as usual in Iraq's biggest oil fields after Iraqi oil and security officials quickly moved to improve security and reassure foreign oil firms.

UPDATE: Iraq breaks export records

Federal Iraq posted its highest-ever rate of oil exports, with increases from both south and north.

Iraqi and international oil firms’ talks on first post-war deals are moving along …

Plus: *Oil Ministry Shahristani in BBC interview *Iraqi Kurdistan’s Oil Minister Ashti Hawrami vows to sign more deals *OMV rejects Shahristani’s claim, will stick with KRG deal *Kurds threaten to withdraw from government *Iraq’s ambassador to U.S. optimistic on the draft oil law *Shell, Repsol register for oil bids; Exxon wants in too Negotiations between […]