Energy

Summer crisis looms as wartime disruptions hit Iraq’s power sector

Iraq's electricity grid has survived a drop in domestic gas feedstock by employing backup measures that are unlikely to meet the challenges of summertime demand spikes.

Workers from Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects install a pipeline to help transport gas from the Nahr Bin Omar field to the Basra Gas Company's NGL processing plant at North Rumaila in April 2026. (Photo credit: SCOP)

Mar 29, 2019

Q&A: Ramesh Valluri, Sonangol’s General Manager for Iraq

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.

Mar 27, 2019

February production falls as OPEC cuts begin to bite

With reduced output at state-run fields, Iraq moves toward compliance with a quota designed to lift global prices.

Mar 20, 2019

UPDATE: Flooding threatens Majnoon field

Iraq risks losing over 100,000 bpd of production as flood waters overcome failing infrastructure.

Mar 19, 2019

U.S. grants Iraq another Iran sanctions waiver

Another 90-day waiver allows for critical power purchases as Iraq tries to balance relations between rival powers.

Mar 19, 2019

Q&A: Haider al-Abadi, former prime minister of Iraq

Five months after leaving office, Abadi reflects on Iraq's political landscape and his successor's handling of energy sector priorities.

Mar 4, 2019

Federal and KRG exports hold steady in February

A slight decline in crude loadings is offset by a $4 per barrel increase in price, as Iraq's output stays near record levels.

Mar 1, 2019

Q&A: Nazm Dabakh, KRG representative to Iran

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.

Feb 26, 2019

Iran fuel exports restart after KRG relaxes ban

One week after the Kurdistan region stopped all crude and fuel traffic to Iran, the order has been revised and exports have resumed.

Feb 25, 2019

New Bashiqa drilling touches a political nerve

DNO has begun a drilling campaign in the heart of Iraq's disputed territories, after the Norwegian company took over as operator from ExxonMobil.

Feb 15, 2019

Kurdistan halts oil exports to Iran

Hundreds of trucks per day had been carrying crude and other oil products across the border, but the KRG has ordered the trade to stop.