Exports and output are rising, but Kurdistan's oil industry is still in crisis due to the northern pipeline outage.

Federal crude output continues trend of small monthly gains in June, partially compensating for loss of Kurdistan production due to ongoing pipeline outage.

Current deputy, Laith al-Shahir, former head of legal directorate, reaches mandatory retirement age.

A $417M subsea pipeline project that was funded and then suspended over the past two months has gotten Cabinet approval again, with a half million barrel per day capacity increase slated for next year.

The delay is the latest for the project that was supposed to be completed in 2018, and is sorely needed to expand fuel supply, reduce purchase costs, and provide an additional outlet for Iraqi crude output.

Final paperwork expected to be signed Monday between Iraq and TotalEnergies, after which the company will begin to take over the Ratawi oil field operations.

KRG crude exports are still shut in due to the northern pipeline outage, but federal exports have increased further, nearing the maximum capacity of outdated Basra Gulf infrastructure.

The Malaysian company wants to sell its stake to Pertamina due to late payments and low profit margins.

Northern pipeline outage gives Baghdad leeway for southern output increases despite tightened OPEC-plus quotas.

Another new contracting round builds on recent momentum to attract investors and raise domestic gas supplies.

Baghdad has compensated for lost exports via Turkey with increased southern oil sales, but KRG exports remain entirely offline.

Oil Ministry launches new effort to attract investment in 13 oil and gas fields and exploration blocks.

Iraq is developing new production capacity, but output is currently falling because of infrastructure bottlenecks in the south and the prolonged Turkey pipeline shutdown.