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By John Lee. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has confirmed that Iraq exported approximately 18 million barrels of oil in March, generating revenues of nearly $2 billion, equivalent to about 28 percent of February's pre-crisis revenues. In a video statement, Director General Ali Nizar Al-Shatri [Shatari] said that SOMO coordinated closely with buyers and increased […]
By Alisha Chhangani, for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Inside Tehran's toll booth There is a lot of attention right now on how Iran is managing access to the Strait of Hormuz -- operating a kind of […]
By John Lee. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that recent regional military escalation is creating economic and fiscal risks for Iraq, particularly through disruptions to trade, air transport, and oil revenues. According to the report, Iraq's early airspace closures disrupted air cargo routes, delaying shipments of high-value goods and reconstruction materials. This has […]
By John Lee. The Al-Waleed border crossing has been reopened on a trial basis for the transit of crude oil tankers between Iraq and Syria, according to local officials. Mujahid Mardhi Al-Dulaimi, Director of Al-Waleed district, told state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that operations began with the initial movement of tankers across the border, marking […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq pivots north as Strait of Hormuz closure forces rethink on oil flows Iraqi authorities are scrambling to contain a looming financial crisis as the Israeli-US war on Iran shows few signs of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export volumes for February 2026. Total exports of crude oil (including condensates): 99,872,220 barrels. Exports from the oil fields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 93,349,480 barrels. Exports from the Kurdistan Region via the Turkish port of Ceyhan amounted to 5,551,610 barrels. Exports […]
By John Lee. Conflicting tracking data has raised uncertainty over the movements of the Omega Trader, an oil supertanker carrying Iraqi crude, amid ongoing disruption to shipping routes near the Strait of Hormuz. Ship-tracking data in recent days reportedly indicated the tanker had arrived near Mumbai, while its manager, Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, said the […]
By Hayder Al Shakeri, for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How the war on Iran is exposing Iraq's fundamental failures When Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani called for de-escalation and dialogue in the early days of […]
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE: GKP) were trading up more than 5 percent on Thursday after the company published its 2025 Full Year Results; they have risen more than 16 percent in the past week. Full statement from GKP: 2025 Full Year Results Announcement Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has announced the resumption of crude oil pumping and exports from Kirkuk through Türkiye's Ceyhan port, with an initial export capacity of 250,000 barrels per day (bpd). The restart follows an agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), enabling the reactivation of a key export […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has confirmed steps to export oil and oil derivatives via Turkey, Jordan and Syria. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), Deputy Minister for Extraction Affairs Bassem Mohammed Khudair said that the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has begun signing contracts with international carriers and buyers to export […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued a further statement setting out its position on the resumption of exports through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, following recent comments by the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources. The statement describes the KRG ministry's position as political in nature, and sets out Baghdad's operational and legal […]
