Energy

Iranian pipeline outage underscores urgency of Iraq’s domestic gas projects

Iraqi gas imports have fallen by about 70 percent after Iran scheduled a temporary pipeline maintenance period to prioritize its own energy supply.

Workers lay a pipeline south of Mansuriya to bring natural gas from Iran into Iraq, on July 30, 2016. (ADAM AL-ATBI/Iraq Oil Report)

May 18, 2019

U.S. warnings spur Exxon evacuation of expats

Production is unaffected and the security situation appears calm as ExxonMobil evacuates dozens of foreign staff from the West Qurna 1 field, following U.S. claims of threats from Iran.

May 16, 2019

Iraq maintains OPEC cuts in April

Output continues to fall as state-operated fields in Basra produce 400,000 bpd below capacity.

May 16, 2019

Q&A: Shwan Aziz Saleh, Director General of Al-Barham Group

The 50,000 bpd Kirkuk refinery is set to produce more quantities of higher-quality gasoline and naphtha, thereby reducing the fuel oil that is exported.

May 16, 2019

Iraqi oil industry calm amidst U.S. warnings on Iran

As the U.S. evacuates diplomatic personnel, citing threats from Iran, Iraq's oil sector and its IOC partners maintain status quo.

May 10, 2019

Q&A: Hossam Hussein Wali, director general of the South Refineries Company

Iraq's largest refinery is set to expand by over 30 percent this year.

May 8, 2019

Cabinet endorses SIIP negotiations with Exxon

The Cabinet threw political weight behind the Southern Iraq Integrated Project, injecting momentum into negotiations over a massive infrastructure deal that is critical to Iraq's production and export growth.

May 8, 2019

Baghdad, KRG leaders reaffirm legal disputes over oil

Political leaders on both sides indicate their court battle is still on, but the proceedings are delayed, pending a revised pleading from the prime minister.

May 8, 2019

Q&A: Nick White, acting deputy GM of Rumaila

Rumaila produces one-third of Iraq's oil, and it's poised to grow — if it can get enough water and related infrastructure approved and in place.

May 7, 2019

Rumaila’s quest for water key to record production

Future growth at Iraq’s largest oil field hinges on unresolved plans for meeting the project’s massive demand for new water supplies.

May 2, 2019

Exports steady in April

Iraq's oil sales are well below capacity due to OPEC cuts, but monthly revenues are trending upward along with global crude prices.