July oil exports and revenues climb
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Officials on both sides say a July financial transfer was a one-off deal, as political and technical disputes hold up further federal budget payments for Kurdistan.
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Iraq’s oil chief discusses negotiations with Total and Chevron, arbitration with Exxon, the future of INOC, several gas project updates, and budget talks with the Kurdistan region.
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The unexpected directive could spur progress toward ending the wasteful and environmentally damaging practice of flaring, but it also raises concerns for oil companies.
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Q&A: Habat al-Halbusi, chair of the Parliament Oil and Energy Committee
The MP leading Parliament's oversight of Iraq's oil and electricity sectors discusses the importance of gas development and the status of INOC legislation.
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Q&A: Dhia Shaker al-Luaibi, director of Majnoon oil field
Basra Oil Company's field manager at Majnoon talks foreign interest and Iraqi success in developing the field once operated by Shell.
Iraq production steady in June as OPEC eases quota policy
June output averaged 4.05 million bpd. Iraq will have further leeway to increase production under a breakthrough deal recently agreed by the OPEC-plus group.
- Iraq’s cabinet appoints former oil minister Ghadhban to INOC
- Oil price recovery boosts Iraq’s June export earnings above $6 billion
- Iraqi tax commission cracks down on international energy companies
- Q&A: Hamza Abdul-Baqi Nassir, director general of the South Gas Company
- Electricity crisis worsens as Iran cuts supply and minister resigns
PUK leadership rift threatens stability in gas rich Sulaimaniya
Security forces in Sulaimaniya were mustered on behalf of respective party leaders as negotiations continue.
- Baghdad releases $138 million to KRG days before Kadhimi’s Washington visit
- Pandemic worsens for Iraq as Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy take root
- Electricity crisis worsens as Iran cuts supply and minister resigns
- Hope rises for Baghdad-Erbil budget deal, but hurdles remain
- Cabinet files legal challenge to 2021 budget
Multiple Basra fires expose poor safety standards
Lax oversight, outdated infrastructure, and extreme heat combust as Iraq’s oil capital suffers three fire emergencies in a single day.
- Escalating PKK war raises threat of intra-Kurdish conflict
- Baghdad-Erbil security cooperation raises hope for counter-insurgency fight
- Insurgents bomb Bai Hassan oil field, exploiting security gaps
- The Royal Court restaurant, the oil insider, and the $100,000 bribe
- Escalating protests disrupt Dhi Qar energy sector
