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Iraq Oil Exports Hit 2.273m bpd in June

Bloomberg reports that Iraq exported 2.273 million barrels of oil a day in June, the most since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country, according to Falah al-Amri, chairman of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO). June oil revenue, at an average price of $105 a barrel, dropped to $7.1 billion from $7.4 billion a […]

Iraq Hikes Basra Oil Prices for July

Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has adjusted its official selling prices on Sunday for its Basra Light and Kirkuk crude grades for July. In common with some other countries, Iraq’s oil is priced relative to regional benchmark prices: For shipments to US, contracts are priced are relative to the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI); […]

Iraq Exports Hit 2.23 Million bpd in May

Iraq exported oil at a rate of 2.23 million barrels per day (bpd) in May, with record revenue this year of $7.4 billion, according to Falah al-Amri, chairman of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) Iraq sold crude at an average price of $108 a barrel last month, he said today in a telephone interview […]

SOMO deals with International Companies to sell Iraq crude Oil

Iraq's Ministry of Oil stressed that it is cooperating with international companies to sell crude oil, pointing that Iraq is the only country that exports its crude oil to more than 25 international companies. On the sidelines of a forum held by SOMO over Iraq’s oil exports mechanisms the director of Iraq's State Oil Marketing […]

Iraq Tenders for 1.3 m T Gasoline for H2

War-torn Iraq, a major buyer of oil products, is seeking nearly 50 per cent more gasoline in a fuel tender for the second half of the year, trade sources said on Monday. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has issued a tender to buy 1.3 million tonnes of gasoline, around 500,000 tonnes of gas oil […]

Iraq Lags on Oil Metering

An audit of Iraq's oil revenue management and accounting system found the plan to fully install and calibrate a full crude oil and products metering system by 2012 is only 39% complete, according to a report from Platts. US auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, the UN mandated International Advisory and Monitoring Board, and Iraq's Committee of Financial […]

New Iraq Oil Prices for May

Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has adjusted its official selling prices for its Basra Light and Kirkuk crude grades for March. In common with some other countries, Iraq’s oil is priced relative to regional benchmark prices: For shipments to US, contracts are priced are relative to the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI); Shipments to […]

Director of SOMO Reported Killed

According the a report from Aswat al-Iraq, the Director General of Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO), whom it names as Hussein Jamal Abdullah, has been shot dead in Baghdad. The attack was carried out by a group of armed men close to west Baghdad’s People’s Stadium. A colonel in the Iraqi Army has also […]

New Iraq Oil Prices for April

Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has adjusted its official selling prices for its Basra Light and Kirkuk crude grades for March. In common with some other countries, Iraq’s oil is priced relative to regional benchmark prices: For shipments to US, contracts are priced are relative to the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI); Shipments to […]

WorleyParsons Confirms $100m Contract at Rumaila

WorleyParsons has been awarded a contract by BP Iraq NV and its partners PetroChina and the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) of the Republic of Iraq, to provide conceptual design, front end engineering design, minimum work obligations and integrated project management team services to boost production from the super-giant Rumaila Oil Field in Southern Iraq. […]

New Iraq Oil Prices for March

Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has adjusted its official selling prices for its Basra Light and Kirkuk crude grades for March. In common with some other countries, Iraq’s oil is priced relative to regional benchmark prices: For shipments to US, contracts are priced are relative to the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI); Shipments to […]

Iraq's Jan Oil Exports Highest Since 2003

Iraq exported an average of 2.163 million barrels of oil per day in January, up from 1.951 million bpd in December, its highest level since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, a top oil official said on Wednesday. Falah Alamri, head of the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO), told Reuters on the sidelines of an energy conference […]