With production already constrained by OPEC cuts, Iraq's exports dipped even further as three days of bad weather disrupted Basra Gulf tanker loadings.
Despite security constraints and bureaucratic frustrations, the Angolan firm is bullish on production gains at the Qayarah oil field and is pursuing a nearby refinery project.
With reduced output at state-run fields, Iraq moves toward compliance with a quota designed to lift global prices.
Iraq risks losing over 100,000 bpd of production as flood waters overcome failing infrastructure.
Another 90-day waiver allows for critical power purchases as Iraq tries to balance relations between rival powers.
Five months after leaving office, Abadi reflects on Iraq's political landscape and his successor's handling of energy sector priorities.
A slight decline in crude loadings is offset by a $4 per barrel increase in price, as Iraq's output stays near record levels.
After Kurdistan abruptly stopped oil exports to Iran - and then quickly resumed them - the KRG's emissary to Tehran discusses bilateral relations in the age of renewed U.S. sanctions.
One week after the Kurdistan region stopped all crude and fuel traffic to Iran, the order has been revised and exports have resumed.
DNO has begun a drilling campaign in the heart of Iraq's disputed territories, after the Norwegian company took over as operator from ExxonMobil.
