U.S. firms HKN and WesternZagros have signed agreements for upstream gas development at the Miran and Topkhana fields.
Oil Ministry cuts output at Majnoon and other state-run southern fields in effort to meet OPEC-plus expectations.
The new leader of Iraq’s state-run well drilling firm discusses plans to expand its rig fleet and increase revenues.
The Oil Ministry has issued major upward revisions of its February and March export figures, while preliminary data show a dip in April.
Iraq is once again leveraging upstream development to finance gas and power projects.
Iraq’s biggest oil field has recovered from a January fire, boosting nationwide output but posing a challenge to OPEC-plus quota compliance.
Cabinet taps state-run Midland Oil Company as operator for fast-track gas field development with help from SLB, but contentious ouster of Ukrzemresurs could spark litigation.
A China-Iraq finance program is set to provide billions of dollars for a seawater supply project that promises to enable a transformational increase in Iraq's oil production.
The Basra MP talks about the prospects for and obstacles to energy sector development in southern Iraq, Kirkuk, and Kurdistan.
Export volumes declined in March, but Iraq also revised its official February figure sharply upward as OPEC-plus shifts is quota strategy.
