Bashir Murad oversaw fields in the far reaches of northwest Iraq while developing high-level credentials with Baghdad.
Over several years, Iraqi Kurdistan has become a key market for Syrian crude and provider of refined fuel – a trade worth tens of millions of dollars per month.
Oil production and exports are stable in the short term, with potentially significant supply and demand disruptions if outbreak isn't contained.
Unidentified gunmen have impeded trucks from loading LPG from the Khor Mor gas field, after competition between politically connected companies.
Oil sales throughout the country declined last month, as the price of oil drops.
Less than a week after it was shut in, Nassiriya is back in operation following an agreement between the Dhi Qar Oil Company and local tribes demanding jobs.
With Iranian gas imports dwindling and U.S. sanctions threats looming, Iraq takes steps aimed at quickly addressing both challenges.
Despite OPEC constraints, Iraq set an all-time record for production in 2019 while building significant, new spare capacity.
After finishing a reservoir study, BP knows what it will take to revitalize Kirkuk's oil fields — but no development contract is imminent.
For the second time in less than a month, protesters in southern Iraq have impeded staff from accessing the 80,000 bpd oil field.
