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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)

Halfaya gas capture project makes progress

New infrastructure will process 300 million scf/d of associated gas by mid-2024, decreasing the wasteful practice of flaring and increasing feedstock for power generation.

Delays threaten Iraq’s solar ambitions

Norway's Scatec has pulled out of what was once touted as a trailblazing solar project, highlighting the Sudani administration's challenges in reviving momentum on renewable power.