Iraq slashes production under OPEC-plus pressure

April output in federal Iraq dropped by 100,000 bpd, with cuts coming mostly from state-run fields in Basra.

The state-run Iraqi Drilling Company inaugurates its largest drilling rig, IDC 57, at the Majnoon oil field, in May 2024. The 3,000 horsepower rig can drill to depths of up to 8,500 meters. (Photo credit: Oil Ministry)

Energy

KAR Group wins Ninewa gas block

Iraq's Oil Ministry has now awarded 13 new projects across three days of bidding in the five-plus and sixth licensing rounds.

Politics

Deadlock persists over three provincial governors

Leadership vacuums in Kirkuk, Salahaddin, and Diyala provinces highlight the challenges of identity-based politics to effective governance.

Security

Khor Mor resuming production after deadly attack

Key gas field that fuels most of Kurdistan's power generation is coming back online after urgent talks over security measures to deter chronic attacks.

Interviews

Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee

The influential MP from Basra discusses oil disputes with Kurdistan, legislative priorities, and new energy projects in southern Iraq.