Thursday's attack on the gas field — the seventh in two years — caused a fire and forced a shutdown in gas production critical for power supplies in both Kurdistan and federal Iraq.
Iraq's largest refinery has expanded its capacity by 70,000 bpd after long delays related to an unresolved dispute with a contractor.
Baghdad approves temporary funding deal but unresolved oil issues hang over a potential budget law amendment to unlock more reliable financial transfers.
Recent progress in the long-delayed Grand Fao Port project is raising Iraq's hopes of becoming a major international commerce hub.
Nationwide oil sales dropped in 2023 due to the northern pipeline outage, but federal exports hit a four-year high in December.
Iraq's second-largest oil field has a new operator as ExxonMobil moves forward with an agreement to exit the project.
Iraq's marquee initiative to reduce gas flaring is expanding, though uncertainties remain around gas supply.
Export volumes are expected to slide further as Iraq makes new OPEC-plus commitment to support prices with reduced output.
The expansion of Iraq's largest refinery promises to reduce the country’s fuel imports and enable jet fuel exports.
A pilot project at the East Baghdad oil field cluster aims to use carbon credits to finance infrastructure to capture gas and reduce Iraq's carbon footprint.
