Iraq (Federal Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government) is the second-largest crude oil producer in OPEC after Saudi Arabia. It holds the world’s fifth-largest proved crude oil reserves, at 145 billion barrels, representing 17% of proved reserves […]
Iraq has resumed crude oil exports from Basrah Oil Terminal after an oil spill that occurred late Sept. 15 halted loadings from the facility, curbing some 1 million b/d of exports from OPEC’s second biggest […]
August 2022 will see many grades reach their highest-ever market differential. Gulf producers balance tight supply and signals of demand destruction as they set prices for August. The arrival of Russian Urals into India and […]
Dubai, 16 July (Argus) — An “unrealistic” energy transition strategy that excludes hydrocarbons could fuel a surge in inflation and energy costs, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned today. “Adopting unrealistic policies to reduce […]
Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar held talks in London and Paris with the chief executive officers of the British Petroleum Company and France’s Total and officials from the French ministries of economy and energy. He […]
Iraq is to receive 50mn m³/d of gas from Iran during the four summer months, a supply it will remain reliant on for 5-10 years depending on finding alternatives, Iraq’s minister of electricity Adel Karim […]
All 13 members of OPEC saw their production rise by just 153,000 barrels per day. OPEC’s collective production rose to 28.648 million bpd in April. Saudi Arabia, raised its production by 127,000 bpd to 10.346 […]
The global geopolitical system changed forever at the end of the Cold War, and the U.S. has struggled with how to play the new game, unsure of its position on the world stage. A lack […]
Halliburton Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are in talks over the oil company’s stake in the West Qurna-1 field in southern Iraq, the country’s oil minister said. Iraq supports a U.S. partner for Exxon’s stake in the oil […]
Russia’s Lukoil PJSC is retracting its decision to sell its stake in West Qurna-2 field in the south to Chinese companies, according to Iraqi state-run newspaper Al-Sabah. Iraq’s oil ministry has been in talks with the company […]
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