Iraq is making progress toward a goal of starting LNG imports in time for summertime spikes in electricity demand.
Southern Iraq's top gas official gives status updates on the recently expanded Basra Gas Company and other associated gas capture projects at Ratawi, Bin Omar, and Nassiriya.
A major upgrade for Basra's flagship refinery is coming online, promising to boost high-octane gasoline supplies.
Urgent austerity plan aims to cut $1.4 billion from oil field budgets nationwide in 2026 without affecting production — a warning sign of fiscal trouble for Iraq.
Nationwide output increased year-on-year as Iraq's domestic refineries continued providing an elastic and expanding source of demand.
As a sanctions deadline looms, Basra Oil Company is poised to manage the 480,000 bpd field while Lukoil continues negotiating to sell its stake.
Once a crown jewel of Kurdistan's oil sector, the Taq Taq field had been entirely offline for more than two years.
Nationwide crude export volumes increased slightly in 2025, but annual revenues fell by $14 billion due to weaker global prices.
The head of Iraq's signature gas processing project discusses efforts to secure the supplies needed to exploit BGC's expanded capacity.
The American company is emerging as the leading contender for the 480,000 bpd West Qurna 2 field as U.S. sanctions appear to be squeezing Lukoil out of Iraq.
Increasing pipeline flows to Turkey were offset in November by ongoing reductions in Basra Gulf exports following a deadly oil depot fire.
