Nahr Bin Omar joins BGC’s portfolio of gas suppliers

A fast-track pipeline project will send associated gas from Nahr Bin Omar field to Basra Gas Company's newly expanded BNGL complex.

Workers from Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects install a pipeline to help transport gas from the Nahr Bin Omar field to the Basra Gas Company's NGL processing plant at North Rumaila in April 2026. (Photo credit: SCOP)

Energy

Wartime oilfield curtailments persist as Iraq pushes to revive southern exports

Basra export outlets are about to receive their first tanker in over a month, but production cuts remain in place for now.

Politics

Election of Iraqi President launches apparent Sudani gambit for second term

Iraqi insiders from across the political spectrum say Sudani is making a play to seize momentum and form a new government.

Security

Drone strikes signal escalating threat to Iraqi oil sector

A barrage of attacks hit five oil sites in southern Iraq on a single day.

Interviews

Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, MP from Basra

The Basrawi MP, a mainstay on the Parliament Oil Committee, discusses Iraq's emergency efforts to activate secondary export routes and the impact of the Iran war on Iraq's oil sector.