New June data from Ministry shows signs of growth while national oil company law makes progress to Parliament, 2nd bidding round set.
Results for "oil exports and revenue increase"
Q&A: Ali Nazar al-Shatari, deputy director general of SOMO
Infrastructure bottlenecks will limit Iraq's exports and production in the short term, but SOMO is squeezing value from oil sales through new marketing strategies.
The four-year plan
The Iraqi Oil Ministry's four-year plan, unveiled but not reproduced in February, available here only to Iraq Oil Report subscribers.
New details of KRG oil deals reveal latent risks
Kurdistan's oil trading arrangements have provided independent revenue streams, but they also present problems, including rising debts and further political controversy.
Q&A: Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani
Iraq's top energy official discusses ExxonMobil, the KRG budget proposal, the status of fighting in Anbar and more.
Turkey planning to control Iraqi oil revenue
To facilitate its energy deal with Kurdistan, Turkey could send revenue from Iraq's northern oil exports to an escrow account, guaranteeing money for the KRG – and stirring conflict with Baghdad.
Q&A: Ashti Hawrami Part 3
Kurdistan's top oil official makes the case for his region's right to export oil independently.
Iraq’s oil exports decline as northern sales slump
Exports fell for the second straight month despite elevated OPEC-plus output targets.
Baghdad regains control in oil disputes
Maliki’s government is using harsh tactics to reassert itself against Kurdistan’s increasingly autonomous oil policy, while the core disputes remain unresolved.
Q&A: Uday Awad, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee
An MP from Basra and influential member of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Awad outlined his position on foreign oil companies in Iraq and Iran's role in the oil sector.
The Politics of Iraqi Oil
Oil prices sink, production slows, the economy recedes and Iraqi politics: the perfect storm for Iraq’s oil sector.
Iraq’s Oil Politics: Where Agreement Might Be Found
In Iraq, oil contracting and revenue sharing are not simply technical or commercial matters but rather proxies for differing conceptions among Iraq’s communities of the country and their place within it.
Q&A: Senior Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh Nema
After taking over day-to-day leadership of the Oil Ministry in the wake of an ongoing political crisis, Fayadh Nema discusses the path ahead for Iraq's oil sector.
UPDATE: KRG takes Kirkuk, Bai Hassan fields
When the Oil Ministry gave orders to dismantle a key pipeline, the Kurds took over the NOC's fields, and post-2003 relations between Baghdad and Erbil have never been worse.
Analysis: Cabinet oil law asserts executive power
A review of the Cabinet's proposed oil law shows the Maliki administration is angling to keep control centralized in the Oil Ministry.
January oil revenues soar to decade high despite dip in exports
Independent oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan increased slightly, but oil prices helped Iraq overcome federal export slump.
Iraqi crude output falls as tighter OPEC quotas take effect
Crude production and exports decreased in November as Iraq began output cuts in response to tighter OPEC-plus output targets.
Record oil revenues near $11 billion in March
Revenues surged due to spiking global prices, but exports dipped as infrastructure delays threaten to constrain oil sales going forward.
Iraq exports dip but revenues hit new record
Monthly oil revenues topped $11 billion, boosted by high global prices, but export levels slipped as Iraq bumps up against infrastructure constraints.
Q&A: Falah Alamri, director general of SOMO
Iraq's top oil salesman discusses the future of Basra Heavy, the choices necessary to implement the OPEC quota deal, and making more money on Kirkuk oil sales.
September exports steady as northern oil sales rebound
Revenues fell with global oil prices, but higher export volumes through Ceyhan helped offset a pipeline leak that temporarily halted Basra Gulf tanker loadings.
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.
Q&A: Thamir Ghadhban, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil
In the midst of an unpredictable protest movement, Iraq's oil sector has avoided output disruptions and plans are on track for developing new production and export capacity.