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Iraqi wartime production cuts reach 3.6 million bpd

Iraq is navigating acute logistical and infrastructure challenges to maximize refinery consumption and exports while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
Workers from the state-run Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) work on a well at the West Qurna 1 field in Basra in March 2026. (Photo credit: IDC)
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