The deputy minister has assumed acting authorities to run the ministry as Hayyan Abdulghani recovers from a health emergency.
Production cuts that started in August appear to be reflected in a 100,000 bpd reduction in September oil sales.
Renewed OPEC-plus pressure pushes Iraq to cut at least 100,000 bpd from state fields and accelerate maintenance plans at other projects in a bid to improve quota compliance.
A new era of financial integration with Baghdad has provided the KRG with badly needed budget support while also exposing new levels of political vulnerability.
Changing political and security dynamics have the potential to complicate burgeoning oil and gas development in the province.
Southern Iraq's refining chief says the government will prioritize domestic supply as it moves to comply with OPEC-plus production caps.
Iraq posted its second-lowest monthly crude loadings of the year as it looks to address mounting pressure to adhere to OPEC-plus quota agreements.
Countrywide refining capacity has risen by 30 percent in two years, giving Iraq strategic flexibility in an era of pipeline outages and OPEC pressure.
Rising output at the Majnoon field has driven significant production gains despite OPEC-plus pressure for Iraq to adhere to quotas.
Iraqi oil sales hit their highest levels in nearly a year despite OPEC-plus pressure to throttle back production.
