Sonangol has renewed a temporary deal with the Oil Ministry to resume partial production at the Qayarah field in Ninewa province.
Output is rising at Iraq's only commercially producing dry gas field, but reserves estimates have been cut in half.
The Iraqi Cabinet has approved the newly formed Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) to take a partnership stake in a multi-faceted energy deal.
Four months after the Ninewa province field came back online, production has again stopped.
Nationwide exports hit their highest monthly average since May 2020.
Work on the Grand Fao port project is moving forward, and oil product exports via Khor al-Zubair are getting an upgrade.
The Islamic State militant group is staging increasingly bold attacks on both security forces and civilians in northern Iraq, with energy infrastructure also at risk.
Production continues to increase as Iraq takes advantage of rising OPEC-plus quotas.
Iraq has begun enforcing legislation that prevents foreigners from owning a majority stake in any Iraqi company, casting new uncertainty on an already difficult investment climate.
Expansions of southern Iraq's refining capacity appear to depend on negotiations with foreign investors.
