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By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for July of 90,467,794 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2,918 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly up from the 2.892 million bpd exported in June. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 87,455,359 barrels, […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Lebanon have finalised an agreement under which Iraq will provide the Lebanese Electricity Corporation with 1 million tonnes of heavy fuel oil over a one-year period. Lebanon's caretaker Energy Minister, Raymond Ghajar, signed the deal in Baghdad at the weekend. The oil will be paid for in goods and services. […]
By John Lee. The Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced that Burj Al Hayat Transport and Trading Company has been awarded a tender to transport Iraqi crude oil to Jordan. The company will be responsible for transporting 10,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Iraq's Baiji oil refinery to Jordan's Petroleum […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil exports for June of 86,765,589 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.892 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly down from the 2.899 million bpd exported in May. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 83,690,352 barrels, […]
By John Lee. An advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has said that nearly half of the country's oil exports go to China, making China the number one market for Iraqi oil. Speaking on Thursday, Mazhar Muhammad Salih said that China accounts for about 40-44 percent of Iraqi oil exports, equating to about 800,000 […]
Writing in Oil Price, Simon Watkins says Iraq is playing the United States and China off against each other in the awarding of contracts for infrastructural development and oil sales. Click here to read the full story.
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for June of 86,765,589 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.892 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly down from the 2.899 million bpd exported in May. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 83,690,352 barrels, […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has released its annual oil and gas audit report for 2020, which revealed several drops in production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The region's total exported and consumed oil for the year stood at 165,942,861 barrels, about 5 million barrels less comparing to 2019. The average price of oil dropped […]
Deloitte report on Oil and Gas review in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region - Q1 to Q4 of 2020 The KRG has published a report containing verified statistics covering the Kurdistan Region's oil exports, consumption and revenues for period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020, along with the consolidated report for the year 2020. The report, […]
By John Lee. Iraq has reportedly cancelled its $2-billion pre-paid oil supply agreement with Zhenhua Oil Company. Under a deal said to have been agreed in January, the state-owned Chinese company would pay Iraq in advance for a year's supply of oil. S&P Global Platts reported the following month that Iraq had "frozen" the deal, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil exports for May of 89,881,268 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.899 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly down from the 2.947 million bpd exported in April. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 86,820,355 barrels, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for May of 89,881,268 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.899 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly down from the 2.947 million bpd exported in April. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 86,820,355 barrels, […]
