By John Lee. The United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) has said it is concerned by the decision of the Bnaslawa Misdemeanour Court in Erbil on 19th August 2025 to sentence journalist Mr. Shirwan Shirwani to four and a half years imprisonment on a charge that he denies. It said in a statement: "UNAMI's […]
By Mohammed Hussein, for the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). The opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdistan Region Electricity Reform and the "Runaki" Project The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has struggled […]
By John Lee. Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar, has said that Ankara has proposed a new draft agreement to Iraq regarding the Iraq-Turkiye Oil Pipeline (ITP). In an interview with Sky News Arabia, Bayraktar noted that while the pipeline has a capacity of 1.5 million barrels per day, it has never […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Natural Resources and the Iraqi Ministry of Oil have agreed on a new mechanism for oil exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The deal, finalised after joint meetings beginning on 17 July 2025 and site visits to all regional oil fields, was signed on […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has said that production operations have recently restarted at the Shaikan Field in Iraqi Kurdistan, following a security assessment and consultation with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). It said a further update on production and sales will be provided as part of the 2025 Half Year Results, which […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkey Ends ITPA- Submission to Blackmail or Preservation of Iraqi Sovereign Rights and National Interests The Turkish government officially ended, on 21 July 2025, the Iraqi Turkish Oil Pipeline Agreement-ITOPA, effective on […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has announced a series of measures under its Ninth Cabinet to strengthen food security and agricultural resilience. Infrastructure Three modern grain silos completed Additional grain storage facilities under construction Total wheat storage capacity (when operational): 200,000 tonnes Public Investment in Agriculture Increase in budget allocation: from 1.8% […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, has reportedly announced that the country will resume crude oil exports through the Ceyhan pipeline to Turkiye either today (Wednesday) or tomorrow. Speaking during the inauguration of several oil station development and rehabilitation projects in Kirkuk, the Minister confirmed an initial export volume of 80,000 […]
By John Lee. The Government of Turkiye has officially announced the termination of the long-standing Iraq-Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline Agreements, effective 27 July 2026, by Cabinet Decision No. 10113. The termination applies to the following agreements and related documents: The Crude Oil Pipeline Agreement dated 27 August 1973, approved by Cabinet Decision No. 7/9843 of […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, held an emergency session on Thursday and issued a series of binding decisions regarding oil production and financial coordination with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). In a major development, the Cabinet approved the immediate transfer of all oil produced in the Kurdistan […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources has confirmed reports of another attack on oil facilities in Northern Iraq. According to a statement on Wednesday, the Ain Safni oil field in the Sheikhan district of Duhok Governorate was attacked by drone. Ain Sifni is operated by US-based Hunt Oil. The KRG […]
By John Lee. The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) has welcomed it described as renewed and intensified negotiations between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Government of Iraq (GoI) aimed at resuming oil exports via the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline (ITP). The statement follows a high-level meeting held on 12th July 2025 between […]
