Tagged With Iraq
15 March 2024
Federal-backed but independent Kurdistan-focused national energy company could underpin better cooperation
26 January 2024
Optimism about Kurdish production increases contrasts with a messy security situation that could obstruct oil and gas progress
18 April 2023
Gas Growth Integrated Project pivotal to key Opec producer’s longer-term success
5 April 2023
Major issues remain despite agreement between Iraq and Kurdistan
10 March 2023
Capacity additions set to take advantage of disruption to Russian diesel
21 February 2023
The $27bn megaproject is key to Iraq’s 2027 oil and gas production goals
6 December 2022
The government’s new focus on relatively small, state-funded refinery expansions and upgrades bodes well for long-awaited progress
21 November 2022
The new Baghdad government hopes to succeed where predecessors have failed in developing supply
9 November 2022
The new administration’s close ties to Tehran could mould its stance towards potential IOC investors
27 July 2022
Oil Ministry claims around key IOC investments ignore its lame duck status
30 June 2022
The Kurdistan region is facing political and military challenges as efforts to appoint a government in Baghdad descend further into chaos
30 May 2022
Political paralysis is preventing Iraq from capitalising on renewed international enthusiasm for upstream investment
20 April 2022
Representatives from the federal and Kurdistan authorities have held in-person talks as they look to resolve a decade-old dispute over oil
29 March 2022
Western countries want Mideast Gulf producers to boost output, but the options are limited
14 March 2022
Soaring oil prices are spurring renewed IOC investment but exposing infrastructure gaps
25 February 2022
Opec’s top producers are unlikely to deviate from an agreement that has brought market stability and buoyed prices
7 February 2022
Soaring oil revenues and heavy Chinese investment have driven a series of recent refining and gas deals
26 January 2022
Control for Iraq’s new NOC of one of the country’s biggest oil assets may just be a first step in Baghdad’s strategy
24 January 2022
Having benefitted from improved oil prices and better relations with Baghdad in 2021, Erbil is looking for more of the same
16 December 2021
The JV assumes the role of Rumaila’s main contractor as a new production target is set
26 November 2021
Nearly 30 years since the original agreement, Iraq’s route to the Red Sea may be in sight
25 October 2021
A poor showing for Iranian-backed factions may add impetus to efforts to reduce import dependence
21 October 2021
While oil has grabbed the headlines for Iraq, tapping its gas potential could transform the country’s economic fortunes
12 October 2021
In the longer term, the two Gulf heavyweights may become gas exporters. But Egypt’s return to the table could be in doubt
17 August 2021
The country has lifted its long-term production target to 8mn bl/d despite continued murmurings about IOC dissatisfaction
20 July 2021
The Middle Eastern state’s welcome of Chinese investment is understandable, but not unproblematic
13 July 2021
Baghdad needs to improve its relationship with international partners. But beware assuming there are easy answers
12 July 2021
The short-term boost to government coffers from crude’s rally will likely postpone any significant changes
5 July 2021
Oft-promised upgrades and greenfield facilities are again making putative progress
29 June 2021
Baghdad’s revisiting on contractual terms may need to be radical to stop IOC flight and offer alternatives to China
27 May 2021
There are many reasons to be cheerful across the Mena oil and gas patch
24 May 2021
Erbil's long-held ambitions to sell its plentiful supplies to gas-poor neighbours move closer to fruition
8 May 2021
Baghdad turns again to China to develop its second largest gasfield
19 April 2021
Baghdad is once again looking towards much higher long-term capacity goals
30 March 2021
Iraq’s new crude grade has had a relatively successful first few months. But Basrah Light issuers remain unresolved
23 February 2021
Oil and gas developers in the semi-autonomous region are looking forward to a year of rebound
14 January 2021
Chinese companies have strengthened their already healthy position in the Iraqi oil and gas sector as other IOCs back off
13 November 2020
As Gulf states progress bypass projects, time runs down on Iran’s sabre-rattling
12 November 2020
Reducing gas flaring can both accelerate progress to net-zero and offer a swift boost to industry credibility
10 November 2020
Diminishing sources of clean water and rising demand could increase tension between Baghdad and Erbil, as well as Baghdad and Ankara, a new book says
1 September 2020
The new Iraqi premier is leveraging the US administration’s loathing for Iran to secure energy investments
4 August 2020
Facing the challenge of a domestic economic crisis, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes that successful military interventions in the surrounding region will foster nationalist solidarity
24 July 2020
Baghdad’s pivot away from its neighbour is increasingly extending to their shared resources
19 June 2020
Traders see the positives as producers commit to even greater respect for quotas
8 June 2020
The new Baghdad government asks for much in return for a pivot towards Saudi Arabia and the US
26 March 2020
Plummeting oil prices and stagnant production have thrown government finances into chaos
13 March 2020
The investment environment in Iraq is being affected by continued turmoil in domestic politics and the country’s battle with Covid-19
7 February 2020
As US-Iranian tensions threaten energy imports, Iraq is ramping-up domestic gas development
30 January 2020
After US-led mission helped to largely banish Islamic State from Iraq in 2018, the country has fast become a battleground for power in the region
16 January 2020
With the US’s killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the risk of attacks on Mena oil infrastructure is likely to increase
