The federal Oil Ministry has begun sending NOC-produced crude to KRG refineries, generating badly needed fuel that will supply areas liberated from IS.
Three workers died when a leaky storage tank exploded at the largest oil field operated by the KRG.
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.
Reconstituted investigative committee will focus on allegations that Australia's Leighton Offshore paid bribes to Iraqi officials, including former oil ministers.
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.
Iraq exported more oil in 2016 than any previous year, but now it must reduce overall production in keeping with an OPEC quota aimed at raising oil prices.
Emails published by Wikileaks reveal a proposal for Turkey to take equity stakes in Kurdistan's biggest oil fields, in exchange for nearly $5 billion of immediate financial assistance.
