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Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, MP from Basra

The Basrawi MP, a mainstay on the Parliament Oil Committee, discusses Iraq's emergency efforts to activate secondary export routes and the impact of the Iran war on Iraq's oil sector.
Ali Shaddad al-Faris, an MP and spokesperson for the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)
Staff of Iraq Oil Report
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026

BASRA - Iraq's oil sector is scrambling for backup plans after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking off more than 90 percent of the country's crude exports and causing the shutdown of over 3 million barrels per day (bpd) in production.

Ali Shaddad al-Faris is a member of Parliament from Basra who has long served on the Oil, Gas, and Natural Resources Committee. He spoke with Iraq Oil Report about emergency efforts to ramp up secondary export routes and the likely impact of extended oil field shutdowns on production costs and reservoir health.

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