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March production rises on Rumaila recovery

Iraq’s biggest oil field has recovered from a January fire, boosting nationwide output but posing a challenge to OPEC-plus quota compliance.
Workers from the state-run Iraqi Drilling Company work on a drilling rig at the East Baghdad oil field in April 2025. (Photo credit: Oil Ministry)

Exports steady in April

Iraq's oil sales are well below capacity due to OPEC cuts, but monthly revenues are trending upward along with global crude prices.

March production drops steeply

A perfect storm of factors — OPEC cuts, bad weather in the Basra Gulf, and flooding — caused Iraq’s output to fall by more than 4 percent.

Oil Ministry bars Petrofac from gas project

After a former Petrofac executive pled guilty to paying bribes in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, the Oil Ministry has ordered an end to negotiations over the Ratawi gas hub.

Hadi al-Amiri appointed “czar” of Basra

The prime minister has tapped Amiri - the paramilitary commander-turned-political maverick - to coordinate an array of urgent initiatives in Iraq's oil capital.