After steady production gains, Iraq's largest oil field is mobilizing for further work even as its developers renegotiate the parameters of the contract.
Kogas and the Oil Ministry have cancelled plans for temporary exports of Akkas gas to Syria, instead focusing on internal infrastructure development.
Iraq's oil exports took a hit in June due to pipeline sabotage, bad weather, and ongoing disputes with Kurdistan.
Residents living near some of Iraq's biggest oil fields say the massive projects have brought few tangible benefits and many big problems.
The leader of Iraq's efforts to capture and process natural gas in Basra, Ali Khudhier discusses the interlocking projects required to eliminate flaring.
Kurdistan government authorities have confirmed that Turkey will invest in six exploration blocks, including two in areas rife with controversy and ethnic tension.
After signing an oil deal in a restive northern Iraqi province, a small Swedish company is attempting an investment push despite major complications that could undermine the project.
The Khor Mor gas facility has powered Kurdistan's development, but its potential has been hampered by political and economic uncertainty, and its future hinges on ongoing contract talks.
A nearly complete natural gas pipeline has been turned toward the Turkish border for crude exports, bolstering the KRG's threats to sell its oil with or without Baghdad's cooperation.
Without a clear path to monetize large-scale production in the KRG, IOCs are showing less appetite for mergers and acquisitions, but they're still in the market for new exploration blocks.
