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January oil production inches higher despite Rumaila dip

Nationwide crude production increased by just over 50,000 bpd as state-operated Basra fields ramped up to compensate for a temporary decline at Rumaila.
Deputy Oil Minister Bassim Mohammed Khudair (center) and Basra Oil Company Director General Bassim Abdul Karim (right) tour part of the Ratawi project led by TotalEnergies in February 2026. (Photo credit: Oil Ministry)

KAR Group wins Ninewa gas block

Iraq's Oil Ministry has now awarded 13 new projects across three days of bidding in the five-plus and sixth licensing rounds.

New leadership for SOMO

Khudair Abbas replaces Ammar al-Anbagi as the head of Iraq's state oil marketing company.

April oil exports dip slightly

Iraq's crude sales have been constrained by OPEC-plus quotas but revenues remain high due to global oil price strength.