By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export volumes for April. Total exports of crude oil: 100,953,282 barrels. Exports from the oil fields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 99,752,879 barrels. Exports to Jordan amounted to 299,819 barrels. Exports from Qayyarah were 900,584 barrels. Average daily crude oil exports: 3.365 […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export volumes for March. This continues the practice of delayed or missing oil export data from the Ministry. Total exports of crude oil: 106,663,211 barrels. Exports from the oil fields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 104,740,398 barrels. Exports to Jordan amounted to […]
By John Lee. Representatives of the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) and other international oil companies met with Iraqi and Kurdish officials on 20th April to discuss restarting oil exports via the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline, but according to a statement from APIKUR on Sunday, no agreement was reached. The trade body said its […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tripartite Energy Meeting Collapses Before Takeoff According to a source from Iraq's Oil Ministry, the Iraqi side informed participants of the decision just hours before the meeting was due to begin, offering no new […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export volumes for February, but has again not disclosed the value of oil exports for the month. This continues the practice of delayed or missing oil export data from the Ministry. Total exports of crude oil: 95,148,167 barrels. Exports from the oil fields in […]
By John Lee. The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) has said its member companies will not resume crude oil exports via the Iraqi-Türkiye Pipeline (ITP) until the Government of Iraq (GOI) guarantees contract sanctity and payment for past and future exports. Full statement from APIKUR: Designated International Oil Companies (IOCs), along with […]
By John Lee. The United States has pushed the Iraqi government to finalise an agreement with international oil companies (IOCs) to resume crude oil exports through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP). At the daily press briefing on Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters: "We're urging the Iraqi Government to reach an agreement ... with […]
By John Lee. Representatives from the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) member companies met with officials from the Government of Iraq (GoI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on March 6 to discuss the resumption of oil exports through the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline. APIKUR reiterated that its member companies are ready to restart […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export volumes for January, but has again not disclosed the value of oil exports for the month. This continues the practice of delayed or missing oil export data from the Ministry. Total exports of crude oil: 103,343,193 barrels. Exports from the oil fields in […]
By John Lee. The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) has said its member companies are ready to restart oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan once agreements are in place. In a statement on X, the association called for written sales and lifting agreements with Baghdad and Erbil ensuring payment transparency and protection from […]
By John Lee. The Federal Ministry of Oil has confirmed the completion of procedures for resuming the export of oil produced in the Kurdistan Region through Ceyhan Port (pictured), in accordance with the mechanisms outlined in the Budget Law and its amendments and within Iraq's OPEC production quota. In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry […]
By John Lee. The Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to maintain coordination with the federal Ministry of Oil, State oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), and oil-producing companies in the region to ensure the swift resumption of Kurdistan Region's oil exports through SOMO, with the […]
