In a sign that Kurdistan's oil sector is shedding some of its legal and political risk, KRG crude will now supply the refineries of Russia's largest oil company.

London arbitrators open path to another award and reject major KRG counter-claims.

Early data for January indicate Iraq has made significant but incomplete progress toward implementing an OPEC agreement to cut production.

Once billed as the crown jewel in Kurdistan's oil sector, the Taq Taq field has suffered from payment delays, reduced investment, and overhyped expectations.

Export rates are down from their December peak, but questions remain over which fields are being reduced and whether the cuts will meet OPEC expectations.

Three years after security problems forced them out, Iraq is courting the Angolan state firm back to the Qayarah and Najmah fields.

Detailed updates from Islamic State militant-held areas of Ninewa province, gathered via Iraq Oil Report's network of reporters and contacts.