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U.S. sanctions on Lukoil threaten Iraq oil production drop

There is no backup plan for operating the 480,000 bpd West Qurna-2 field, with some Iraqi officials worrying production might need to be cut within weeks.
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)
May 27, 2011

Heading off summer power protests

Fearing unrest on the heels of the "Arab Spring," government OKs emergency fuel to angry citizens who forced out electricity minister last year.

May 24, 2011

Q&A: Exxon’s Iraq chief James Adams

With the West Qurna 1 oil field ahead of schedule, the head of ExxonMobil’s Iraq operation discusses the status of the project and the challenges ahead.

May 23, 2011

Beyond the Headlines: May 16-22

EITI meetings push oil transparency Al-Quds plant expansion begins Dhi Qar battles Baghdad over electricity Iranian firms seek Dhi Qar investment

May 18, 2011

Rumaila blockade averted

Governor meets with oil workers to hear grievances, forestalling a major labor interruption at Iraq’s biggest oil field.

May 17, 2011

Basra oil workers’ boycott imminent

Police are readying for oilfield workers in Iraq's largest producing fields to prevent foreign workers from entering the sites in a protest over compensation.

May 16, 2011

Beyond the Headlines: May 9-15

UAE investors bid for Basra refinery Turkomen target in Kirkuk unrest China's CPEEC wins Halfaya deal Baghdad meters to curb power demand

May 13, 2011

Beyond the Headlines: May 2-8

Oil professionals protest for jobsElectricity Ministry discusses Iran debtsDelays in Kirkuk reconciliationZubair wellhead fire extinguished