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By Ufuk Sanli for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Kurdish administration in northern Iraq and the Baghdad government are at loggerheads over oil exports. The tanker carrying the first cargo of independently exported oil from northern Iraq is crisscrossing […]
By Harith Hasan for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. KRG Risks Isolation in Iraq by Exporting Oil through Turkey The announcement this month that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was exporting oil independently of the Iraqi central government was an […]
The Prime Minister yesterday addressed the Kurdistan Parliament at length regarding the Region's financial situation, disputes with Baghdad, natural resources, and other matters. An excerpt of his address is below: “The Kurdistan Region’s policy from the beginning has been based upon solving outstanding issues with Baghdad. We want to find a solution and reach an […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that oil exports from Iraq’s southern terminals are on track for a record high in May. Exports are estimated at an average of 2.60 million bpd in the first 27 days of this month, which, if sustained, would beat April’s 2.51 million bpd, the highest since 2003. Southern exports are […]
By John Lee. Iraq's crude oil exports increased nearly 6 percent in April from the previous month. Shipments averaged 2.51 million bpd in April, bringing in revenues of $7.582 billion at an average price of $100.691 per barrel. March's 2.37 million bpd brought in $7,507 billion. (Source: Ministry of Oil)
By John Lee. Iraq has announced the award of two contracts totalling nearly a billion dollars to Britain's Petrofac and China's CPECC, Reuters reports. The deals, for services at the super-giant Rumaila field near Basra, were worth $535.8 million for Petrofac and $425 million for China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation. Rumaila is a field of key strategic […]
By John Lee. Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz (pictured) has announced that Turkey is ready to market oil from the Kurdish region, currently stored at the port of Ceyhan. Beginning May 2nd, Turkey will market some 1.5 million barrels of oil from storage tanks (which are nearing full capacity) and minister Yildiz said this would […]
By John Lee. Iraq's northern Kirkuk-Ceyhan export pipeline has been inoperable since March due to sabotage, while attempts to repair it have been curtailed due to ongoing insurgent activity. Deputy prime minister for energy Hussein al-Shahristani (pictured) explained the urgency of the situation, noting that the area was secure enough to repair the pipeline, but […]
By John Lee. According to shipping data tracked by Reuters, oil exports from Iraq's southern terminals are heading for a record high in April. An average of 2.55 million barrels per day were shipped in the first 23 days of April, which if sustained would top February's 2.50 million bpd, the highest since 1979. Southern […]
By John Lee. Iraqi oil minister Abdul Kareem al-Luaibi [Elaibi] (pictured) has said that parliament set up a high-level delegation several days ago to resolve the oil export dispute between Baghdad and Erbil, and he expects a deal to be reached within days. According to Reuters, Ankara is awaiting Iraq's blessing before allowing exports to […]
By John Lee. Iraq's giant oil field West Qurna 2, with a minimum 14 billion barrels of recoverable reserves, began production on Saturday as Lukoil opened spigots to put 140,000 barrels a day onto the market. By the end of the year the field is set to produce 400,000 bpd, putting Iraq on track for […]
By John Lee. Surprising skeptics, the International Energy Agency has announced that Iraq's oil exports have hit 3.6 million bpd, a record 30 year high, The Wall Street Journal reports. Previously exports were falling due to export bottlenecks, bad weather and extensive work on infrastructure, while some northern areas such as Kirkuk were adversely affected by insecurity. […]
