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Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 3rd August 2023). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX Index Change       RSISX Index Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) RSISX IQD Index 1,112.5 -0.8% 22.2% RSISX USD Index 1,093.8 […]

Iraq Desalination Project transferred to Basra Governorate

By John Lee. In an effort to address the water scarcity crisis and expedite the implementation of a seawater desalination plant project in Basra province, the Iraqi Cabinet has made the following decisions: Amendment to Previous Decision: The Cabinet has revised the resolution made in 2021 under Cabinet Decision No. 315. Project Transfer: The Ministry […]

Pipeline Closure causes steep Revenue Fall at Genel Energy

By John Lee. Revenues at Genel Energy have, as expected, fallen sharply as a result of the closure of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) which brings oil from Northern Iraq to Turkiye's port of Ceyhan. In its unaudited results for the period ended 30 June 2023, Paul Weir, Chief Executive of Genel, said: "The closure of […]

Iraq achieves Highest Oil Exports since October 2022

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for July: Total exports of crude oil: 106,755,169 barrels Revenues from crude oil exports: $8.293 billion Oil fields in central and southern Iraq accounted for 105,487,610 barrels of crude oil exports. Exports from Kirkuk through the port of Ceyhan have been suspended. Oil […]

Kurdistan IOCs push for Reopening of Oil Pipeline

By John Lee. The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) has said that spending on the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan has been cut by $400 million as a result of the closure of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline (ITP). Full statement from APIKUR: The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) notes that […]

The Significance of Iran-Iraq Energy Swaps

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: The significance of Iran-Iraq energy swaps Baghdad and Tehran earlier this month signed a deal to swap Iranian natural gas for Iraqi crude and fuel oil. If implemented, the July 17 accord […]

Iraq Finalises Oil Export Data for June

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil exports for June: Total exports of crude oil: 100,059,052 barrels Revenues from crude oil exports: $7.179760 billion Oil fields in central and southern Iraq accounted for 98,725,620 barrels of crude oil exports. Exports from Kirkuk through the port of Ceyhan have been suspended. Oil […]

Russia's Lukoil discusses Development of West Qurna 2

By John Lee. Mr. Hayan Abdul Ghani, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil, welcomed Mr. Ivan Romanovski, Lukoil's Vice President for the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East, along with the accompanying delegation, including Mr. Alexey Yakovlev, General Manager of Lukoil Middle East Limited, and the company's Baghdad office director. During the […]

KRG hands over 50-60K bpd of Oil to Baghdad

From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. KRG hands over 50-60K barrels of oil to Baghdad since mid-June, says official The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has handed over about 50,000-60,000 barrels of oil per day to Baghdad since mid-June, as […]

New Revenue Sharing could lead to Iraqi Oil Renaissance

By Julianne Geiger for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. New Revenue Sharing Scheme Could Lead To Iraqi Oil Renaissance Iraq has been looking to bring foreign oil company money and expertise into the fold, and it looks like it […]