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.

Workers for the Iraqi state-run Oil Projects Company lay a pipeline at the Majnoon oil field in April 2024. (Photo credit: Oil Projects Company)

Energy

April oil exports dip slightly

Iraq's crude sales have been constrained by OPEC-plus quotas but revenues remain high due to global oil price strength.

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.