A new enforcement action seeks to stop 20 companies from bringing personnel or equipment into Iraq, threatening major disruptions at key projects.
Iraq is continuing to negotiate with Total over the Ratawi gas hub as export cuts from Iran and nationwide electricity failures highlight the need for new domestic energy supply.
Power blackouts throughout Iraq threaten to cause new bouts of social unrest over chronic failures to build adequate domestic gas and electricity supply.
Under a new agreement, Kurdistan could start receiving 200 billion Iraqi dinars per month.
Iraq's Oil Ministry is sitting on roughly 1 million bpd of capacity — and developing more — as OPEC quotas begin to ease.
The MP leading Parliament's oversight of Iraq's oil and electricity sectors discusses the importance of gas development and the status of INOC legislation.
Abdul Mahdy al-Ameedi, former head of contracts for the Oil Ministry, weighs in on the details of the contract for the West Qurna 1 oil field, as ExxonMobil looks to exit the project.
After more than a year offline, the Ninewa province heavy oil field is producing about 10,000 bpd, with output trucked to Kirkuk.
Kadhimi's government is seeking to strike down budget provisions added by Parliament, including new financial rules for state-owned oil companies and fuel import taxes.
Delta Crescent Energy's oil deal with the Kurdish-led opposition in northeast Syria is in jeopardy as the Biden administration reconsiders a Trump-era sanctions waiver.
