Countrywide refining capacity has risen by 30 percent in two years, giving Iraq strategic flexibility in an era of pipeline outages and OPEC pressure.

Rising output at the Majnoon field has driven significant production gains despite OPEC-plus pressure for Iraq to adhere to quotas.

Iraqi oil sales hit their highest levels in nearly a year despite OPEC-plus pressure to throttle back production.

A new memorandum of understanding signals a new phase in BP's decade-long pursuit of a deal to rehabilitate major oil fields in Kirkuk.

Iraqi output increased significantly in June; OPEC says Iraq has pledged to start compensating for overproduction starting in July.

High global prices are helping to offset the revenue impact of lower export volumes constrained by OPEC-plus pressure.

Nationwide crude output is far below developed capacity due to the ongoing northern pipeline outage, southern infrastructure constraints, and — most acutely — quota pressure from OPEC-plus.

Exports declined by about 60,000 bpd as Iraq continues to move toward compliance with recently extended OPEC-plus production caps.