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Iraq oil output hits new multi-decade low

A trickle of tanker loadings points to an emerging wartime export cadence that has forced over two-thirds of Iraq's production offline.
Personnel from the state-run Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) operate a drilling rig at the Zubair field in Basra in April 2026. (Photo credit: IDC)

Chevron eyes Lukoil’s Iraq assets

The American company is emerging as the leading contender for the 480,000 bpd West Qurna 2 field as U.S. sanctions appear to be squeezing Lukoil out of Iraq.