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Iraq oil exports drop in February

Iraq is still having trouble keeping exports up to summer 2008 levels when oil prices were at all time highs.

March oil revenues drop sharply, but exports steady

Despite operational disruptions posed by the coronavirus crisis, Iraq maintained its pace of oil exports — but falling global prices sent monthly government revenue to a four-year low.

Oil Ministry confirms February export decline

Newly released official data for January and February show reduced federal oil sales – more evidence of Iraq's efforts to comply with an OPEC quota agreement.

November exports decline as global prices drop

Iraq's revenues fell steeply, as the mid-month resumption of Kirkuk oil sales via Turkey was not enough to offset southern export disruptions and sinking oil prices.

Iraq oil exports drop in June

Preliminary data show June exports were down after two months of consecutive growth, despite increased crude supply.

February oil exports rebound

After a lower OPEC-plus quota appeared to dampen Iraqi exports in January, oil sales bounced back in February.

Iraq Oil Ministry: Exports drop but rising price means revenue increases…

Plus: *Internal pipeline explosion affects fuel *Saddam-era deals with China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia likely to move *Turkish overtures to Baghdad and Erbil *Crackdown on smuggling and control of gas stations *Much, much more… Iraq oil sales earned $500 million more in March than February because of increased oil prices, despite a slight drop in […]

Q&A: Gary Vogler

The longest-serving American in Iraq's oil sector gives an insider's account of tactical victories, strategic blunders, and hidden agendas in post-2003 reconstruction.

Oil exports fall in January

Political disputes, bad weather, crude quality problems and infrastructure delays set back much needed revenues.

Exports lag due to violence

Despite rising production, Iraq's monthly exports fell in August due to infrastructure delays and disruptions stemming from the rise of ISIS.

March oil exports rebound to record levels

Iraq sold 2.98 million bpd in March – a 15 percent jump from February – increasing the cash-strapped government's monthly revenue by more than $1 billion.

Iraq’s March oil exports fall by 400k bpd

Oil sales through the northern pipeline were all but shut in due to sabotage, increasing Iraq's reliance on an expanding southern export system.

Iraq oil exports increase

Oil exports from Basra increase, drop from Kirkuk, as price for oil steady rises.

Analysis: Iraq, the world’s new oil powerhouse?

As production pushes above pre-sanctions OPEC quota levels, Iraq is poised to take center stage in the global oil arena – if it can overcome domestic disarray and regional strife.

Basra export outages dent March oil sales

With production already constrained by OPEC cuts, Iraq's exports dipped even further as three days of bad weather disrupted Basra Gulf tanker loadings.

As Kurdistan oil booms, deal-making accelerates

Erbil has entered an exuberant season of mergers and acquisitions, as super-majors rush in and smaller companies feel the pressure – from shareholders and the KRG – to cash out.

Q&A: Finance Minister Ali Allawi

Allawi discusses ending Kurdistan budget transfers, new expenditures under a stop-gap spending law, power payments to Iran, and implementing a Chinese financing deal.