A key transit point for fuel exports and imports, as well as sales of crude from the Qayarah field, the Khor al-Zubair port is expanding.

Iraq's state-run Oil Projects Company has helped drive recent progress at Rumaila and the Shuaiba refinery, but key export expansion projects are still far from completion.

Iraq's largest refinery has expanded its capacity by 70,000 bpd after long delays related to an unresolved dispute with a contractor.

Recent progress in the long-delayed Grand Fao Port project is raising Iraq's hopes of becoming a major international commerce hub.

Iraq's marquee initiative to reduce gas flaring is expanding, though uncertainties remain around gas supply.

The expansion of Iraq's largest refinery promises to reduce the country’s fuel imports and enable jet fuel exports.

Iraq's natural waterways have little spare supply for oil fields that need more water injection to sustain reservoir pressure and hit higher production targets.

One of Iraq's most prolific oil fields can only meet production targets if it can secure additional supplies of water to inject into reservoirs.