Production & Exports

No deal yet on China bid for Missan oil fields

No deal yet on China bid for Missan oil fields

Mixed signals from Oil Ministry on new offer from Chinese consortium for fields offered in first bidding round, which include famed Fakka field that saw Iranian occupation.

  • Iraq in, Japan out on Nassiriya deal

    Iraq in, Japan out on Nassiriya deal

    Iraq and Japanese consortium unable to reach deal on southern oil field after more than a year of talks.

  • Tour of a lifeline

    Tour of a lifeline

    Take a walk down the most valuable sidewalk in the world — the al-Basra Oil Terminal, which Iraq relies on to send nearly 80 percent of its crude to market.

  • An $85M a day task

    An $85M a day task

    Iraq could export more crude from its southern al-Basra Oil Terminal if there was development onshore of key infrastructure, terminal manager Shukour Taha says.