April oil production ticks upward
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Weeks after taking office, Dhi Qar's new governor discusses aspirations for quelling oil protests, raising employment, and attracting investment.
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A Basra tribal leader discusses his business relationship with international oil companies, the need for private-sector development, and the problem of tribal violence.
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Kirkuk's oil fields lack adequate protection because so many security forces were removed in a government crackdown on corrupt units involved in smuggling.
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Q&A: Dhia Shaker al-Luaibi, director of Majnoon oil field
Basra Oil Company's field manager at Majnoon talks foreign interest and Iraqi success in developing the field once operated by Shell.
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Q&A: Khalid Hamza Abbas, Basra Oil Company director general
The chief of Basra's oil sector discusses Exxon's impending departure from West Qurna 1, Total's bid for a massive new deal, and Iraq's efforts to develop new capacity from state-run fields.
April oil revenues drop slightly despite increased exports
Because of weaker global oil prices, Iraqi oil revenues dropped 5 percent even though exports ticked upward.
- Oil Ministry objects to Iraqi budget law, citing risks to oil sector
- March production dips, but Iraq eyes capacity surge
- Total and Iraq face difficult sticking points in details of massive energy deal
- Exxon sets deadline to exit West Qurna 1, prompting tough talks with Iraq
- Iraq awards Mansuriya gas field to Sinopec, boosting hopes for domestic gas sector
UPDATE: Iraq passes 2021 budget with record deficit and new oil deal for KRG
The new budget law lays out a revised framework for Baghdad-Erbil oil and revenue cooperation and projects a record deficit that is only likely to be filled if global oil prices remain high.
Escalating protests disrupt Dhi Qar energy sector
Political upheaval and unabated protests have once again boiled over, shutting down the Nassiriya refinery and causing fuel shortages.
