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Iraq Oil Report » Production & Exports http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:11:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Majnoon to hit production target, not landmines http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/majnoon-to-hit-production-target-not-landmines-7325/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=majnoon-to-hit-production-target-not-landmines http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/majnoon-to-hit-production-target-not-landmines-7325/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:55:20 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7325

Shell launches jetty as a marker of progress, though the super-giant oil field faces challenges, including the unexploded remnants of war.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/majnoon-to-hit-production-target-not-landmines-7325/feed/ 0 Exports stumble on infrastructure hurdles http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exports-stumble-on-infrastructure-hurdles-7313/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exports-stumble-on-infrastructure-hurdles http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exports-stumble-on-infrastructure-hurdles-7313/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:57:36 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7313

Bad weather and inadequate infrastructure caused exports to fall in January, as Iraq scrambles to support a projected production boost.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exports-stumble-on-infrastructure-hurdles-7313/feed/ 0 New exports hit technical delay http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/new-exports-hit-technical-delay-7234/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-exports-hit-technical-delay http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/new-exports-hit-technical-delay-7234/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:03:23 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7234

Tugboats position an SPM pump in the north Arabian Gulf as Iraq expands its export capacity. (ALI ABU IRAQ/Iraq Oil Report)

Iraq postponed its heralded public opening of a new export system, but major infrastructure plans are still moving forward, including a new $1 billion West Qurna 2 contract.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/new-exports-hit-technical-delay-7234/feed/ 1 New Iraq oil exports by Jan. 31 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/new-iraq-oil-exports-by-jan-31-7171/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-iraq-oil-exports-by-jan-31 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/new-iraq-oil-exports-by-jan-31-7171/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:04:06 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7171

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim al-Luaibi holds a jar of crude from the newly discovered Dima oil field in Missan province during a press conference Jan. 18, 2012, at the Oil Ministry in Baghdad. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

Iraq's Oil Ministry announced a timeline to bring new exports online, as well as its first new oil field discovery in 30 years, and 2011 oil and revenue statistics.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/new-iraq-oil-exports-by-jan-31-7171/feed/ 1 Luaibi to Iran for Hormuz threat talks http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/luaibi-to-iran-for-hormuz-threat-talks-7164/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luaibi-to-iran-for-hormuz-threat-talks http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/luaibi-to-iran-for-hormuz-threat-talks-7164/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:47:16 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7164

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (left, C) and his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi (right, C) smile as they attend an official meeting in Tehran June 21, 2011. (MORTEZA NIKOUBAZ/Reuters)

Iraq's Oil Minister, also president of OPEC, will be in Iran Thursday as pressure mounts over Iran's threat to shut Strait of Hormuz for oil flow.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/luaibi-to-iran-for-hormuz-threat-talks-7164/feed/ 0 Open season begins for Kurdistan deals http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/open-season-begins-for-kurdistan-deals-7151/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-season-begins-for-kurdistan-deals http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/open-season-begins-for-kurdistan-deals-7151/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:58:06 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7151

Larry Morrow, a construction supervisor for Norway's DNO Iraq, taking a call about work at the Tawke field as he overlooks the crude processing facility at DNO's Feyshkabour export center. On the far right is where Tawke field oil is piped in. To the left, pipelines running from a tanker offloading center where other KRG fields truck their crude to be exported. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

Genel Energy takeover of Chia Surkh block a bellwether of deal-making and expansion in Kurdistan this year.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/open-season-begins-for-kurdistan-deals-7151/feed/ 0 Iraq oil exports, revenue rebound http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-revenue-rebound-7013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-oil-exports-revenue-rebound http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-revenue-rebound-7013/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:31:38 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7013

November oil sales have ticked up on higher oil prices and volumes, heading into uncertain new year with output expected to rise.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-revenue-rebound-7013/feed/ 0 Despite nationwide investment, Exxon has Iraq output doubts http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/despite-nationwide-investment-exxon-has-iraq-output-doubts-6883/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=despite-nationwide-investment-exxon-has-iraq-output-doubts http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/despite-nationwide-investment-exxon-has-iraq-output-doubts-6883/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:55:24 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6883

ExxonMobil maintains its no comment policy in the post-KRG deal era, though global supply forecast shows caution on Iraq.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/despite-nationwide-investment-exxon-has-iraq-output-doubts-6883/feed/ 0 Oil optimism buoys draft budget http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/oil-optimism-buoys-draft-budget-6871/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oil-optimism-buoys-draft-budget http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/oil-optimism-buoys-draft-budget-6871/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:34:08 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6871

Anticipating export increases due to new infrastructure and rising Kurdish production, Iraq's Cabinet has approved a record-setting draft budget of nearly $100 billion.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/oil-optimism-buoys-draft-budget-6871/feed/ 0 Iraq oil exports down, income up in Oct. http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-down-income-up-in-oct-6702/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-oil-exports-down-income-up-in-oct http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-down-income-up-in-oct-6702/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:50:14 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6702

An engineer is seen at the Zubair oil fi

Higher oil prices offset a slight decline in exports as Iraq struggles to maintain post-2003 record year.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/iraq-oil-exports-down-income-up-in-oct-6702/feed/ 0