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Iraq seeks backup options for West Qurna 2

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.
A ceremony at the West Qurna 2 oil field in Basra to mark the opening of two new well complexes on June 1, 2023. (JASSIM AL-JABIRI/Iraq Oil Report)

KRG prepares to link pipeline to politics

A new Kurdistan export pipeline is being readied to tie into the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline within Iraqi territory but after the federal Oil Ministry's final metering station.

Five more firms get Nassiriya bid approval

As the Oil Ministry gears up to award the Nassiriya oil field and refinery project in December, a total of at least 12 companies are now qualified to bid.

Iraq to build new Turkey export pipeline

The Oil Ministry is planning to build a new section of pipeline along the country's only secondary export route, which has been crippled by attacks and disrepair.

July exports hold steady

Iraq expects rebound in rollercoaster year as pipeline repairs and south export improvements are made.

In Kurdistan-Turkey deal, gas is key

Genel Energy has doubled its recoverable gas reserves – resources which Kurdistan is using to secure Turkey's participation in a strategic energy partnership.