By John Lee. Talks between Iraqi and Syrian officials in Damascus have covered oil exports from Iraq via the Syrian port of Baniyas, trade volumes, and agricultural cooperation. According to Iraq's Prime Minister's Office, the meetings were co-chaired by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. Topics discussed included: Exporting Iraqi oil through […]
By Gökçe Nur Ataman, for The National Interest. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Courts US Oil Giants to Secure New Export Routes Chevron and ConocoPhillips are pursuing different paths into Iraq's oil sector, but the $60 billion in announced deals […]
By Nadim Kawach, for Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkey to Gain from Upcoming Oil Pact with Iraq Turkey will gain from an expected oil pact with Baghdad that replaces a decades-old deal governing Iraq's […]
By John Lee. Plans are under discussion for an Indian investment in a pipe manufacturing complex in Basra, producing oil, gas, and water pipelines for infrastructure projects and the domestic market. The National Investment Commission (NIC) met with a delegation from Indian company Man Industries this week to explore the proposal. Adel Dakhil Muhammad al-Yasiri, […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Controls its Northern Exports, but Ankara Sets the Timetable While Baghdad appears to have won the fight over who controls crude oil pumped in Iraqi Kurdistan, it has not won control over […]
By John Lee. Iraq's fourth international oil, gas and licensing rounds conference has opened in Baghdad, with the Ministry of Oil outlining progress on exports, refining and infrastructure over the first 100 days of the new government. According to the Ministry of Oil, Minister Basim Muhammad Khudhair al-Abadi said oil exports had risen from around […]
By John Lee. A meeting has been held to review technical and economic details of two strategic crude oil export pipeline projects: the Basra-Haditha pipeline (extending to Fishkhabur) and the Haditha-Baniyas pipeline. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi chaired the meeting, which was attended by the Minister of Oil, senior ministry officials, the director of the Prime […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has held talks with a delegation from Qatari company UCC on the proposed Basra-Haditha-Fishkhabur and Haditha-Baniyas pipeline project. Discussions covered the contract type, implementation timeline, and other technical matters. Minister of Oil Basim Muhammad Khudhair al-Abadi, attended by Deputy Minister for Extraction Affairs Nassir Aziz, called for the […]
By Noam Raydan, for Seatrade Maritime. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Despite Pipeline Talks, Hormuz will Remain Key to Iraq's Oil Exports Amid the protracted crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq has been racing to find new outlets and […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved new mechanisms for exporting Iraqi oil through specialist international and domestic companies via multiple outlets, under contracts of three months' duration beginning 1 September 2026. The Council also approved exceptional authorisations to expand export and import capacities. The Minister of Oil, Basim Muhammad Khudhair al-Abadi, has […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A New Initiative to Expand Iraqi Crude Oil Exports Calls to expand Iraq's oil exports have intensified lately. All such calls focus on a westward direction, suggest unilateral routes, and are governed […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why Turkiye let the Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Deal Expire When the decades-old legal framework governing the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline expired on July 27, Turkiye allowed it to lapse without immediately replacing it. The step […]
