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Iraqi exports trending up as Ceyhan loadings resume

Southern exports increased in September, and Iraq's nationwide oil sales are expected to climb further as the pipeline to Turkey reopens.
A tanker loads crude at the Turkish port of Ceyhan in May 2015. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)

Iraq sets Jordan pipeline into motion

In an urgent quest for more export capacity and diverse routes, the Oil Ministry is recruiting international firms to build a 1 million bpd pipeline to Aqaba.

Beyond the Headlines: Dec. 31, 2012

Diyala smuggler crackdown success Lukoil opens WQ2 training center Missan opens oil institute Nassiriya airport plan approved

Q&A: Gen. James Jones

The former national security adviser to President Obama calls for a U.S. policy shift that would embrace Iraqi Kurdistan's oil deals.

Beyond the Headlines: Dec. 25, 2012

Halfaya farmers protest PetroChina Oil workers abducted in Anbar Missan part of Iran field talks Basra parties maneuver for elections

Beyond the Headlines: Dec. 18, 2012

Baghdad hosts first Iraq Energy Forum Sadrists protest Maliki comments Dhi Qar approves $100m housing project Missan boosts output to 240k bpd

KRG pins payment hopes on pipelines

Frustrated by partial oil payments from Baghdad, Kurdistan is pushing for economic autonomy by laying the groundwork for export pipelines through Turkey.

Beyond the Headlines: Dec. 11, 2012

Archaeological site discovered in Majnoon Dhi Qar on alert after prison plot Oil officials work to resolve Garraf tension Secondary pipeline installed in Rumaila