New leadership for SOMO

Khudair Abbas will replace Ammar al-Anbagi as the head of Iraq's state oil marketing company.

Oil Minister Hayyan Abdulghani (left) and SOMO Director General Ammar al-Anbagi (second from left) participate by videoconference in a meeting with ministers representing the OPEC-plus coalition on April 3, 2024. (Photo credit: Oil Ministry)

Energy

Key water project advances, promising to unlock new oil capacity

TotalEnergies and Basra Oil Company are fleshing out their vision for the long-delayed Common Seawater Supply Project.

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.