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)

Feb 14, 2017

New deal links Kirkuk oil and KRG refineries

The federal Oil Ministry has begun sending NOC-produced crude to KRG refineries, generating badly needed fuel that will supply areas liberated from IS.

Feb 13, 2017

Fatal explosion at Bai Hassan field

Three workers died when a leaky storage tank exploded at the largest oil field operated by the KRG.

Feb 1, 2017

Exports decline as Iraq begins OPEC cuts

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

Feb 1, 2017

Taq Taq decline highlights Kurdistan oil woes

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.

Jan 31, 2017

Parliament jump-starts stalled oil corruption inquiry

Reconstituted investigative committee will focus on allegations that Australia's Leighton Offshore paid bribes to Iraqi officials, including former oil ministers.

Jan 19, 2017

Iraq exports fall as OPEC cuts begin

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.

Jan 10, 2017

Sonangol considering return to Iraq

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

Jan 6, 2017

Inside Mosul: Jan. 5, 2017

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

Jan 6, 2017

After record year, Iraq readies OPEC cuts

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.

Dec 22, 2016

Seeking financial rescue, KRG offered Turkey major oil assets

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.