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Southern export uptick unlocks production gains

A partial resumption in tanker traffic has enabled at least 250,000 bpd in increased oil output, but a full recovery still depends on wartime dynamics outside Iraq’s control.
Workers from Iraq's Oil Pipelines Company perform maintenance work on a gas pipeline feeding the Mansuriya power station in June 2026. (Photo credit: Oil Pipelines Company)

BP revives quest for Kirkuk oil deal

A new memorandum of understanding signals a new phase in BP's decade-long pursuit of a deal to rehabilitate major oil fields in Kirkuk.

OPEC-plus concern keeps lid on May production growth

Nationwide crude output is far below developed capacity due to the ongoing northern pipeline outage, southern infrastructure constraints, and — most acutely — quota pressure from OPEC-plus.

Iraq finalizes $8 billion Fao refinery deal

China's CNCEC has signed a contract for the 300,000 bpd refinery. The total price could rise to $20 billion with the construction of a petrochemical plant and power plant.