Iraq | Egypt Oil & Gas

Iraq Advances $5bn Basra–Haditha Pipeline with High-Level Oversight Commission

Iraq is moving forward with plans for the $5 billion Basra–Haditha crude oil pipeline, establishing a high-level commission to oversee development of the strategic project.

Third Iran-Linked Tanker Records Transit Through Strait of Hormuz

Shipping data recorded on April 14 showed that a third Iran-linked tanker was transiting the Strait of Hormuz on the first full day of the US blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports. US President Donald Trump ...

Iraq Eyes Rapid Oil Export Recovery Pending Hormuz Reopening

Iraq could ramp up its crude oil exports to around 3.4 million barrels per day (mmbbl/d) within a week if the ongoing Iran conflict de-escalates and the Strait of Hormuz reopens, according to the head of the state ...

Iraq Moves to Resume Oil Exports After Iran Grants Strait of Hormuz Exemptions

Iraq is taking measures to safeguard its oil exports amid ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. The State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) has instructed customers to submit crude lifting schedules wit ...

Iraq’s Southern Oil Output Drops 70% as Hormuz Disruption Halts Exports

Iraq’s oil production from its main southern fields has dropped by around 70% to about 1.3 million barrels per day (mmbbl/d) as the country struggles to export crude through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing I ...

Chevron in Exclusive Talks to Acquire West Qurna 2 Oilfield in Iraq

Chevron has begun exclusive negotiations with Iraq over the massive West Qurna 2 oilfield, bringing it closer to taking over the asset from Russian producer Lukoil, which is under sanctions.

North Oil Company Begins AB2 Station Preparations, Restores Gas Supply

The North Oil Company (NOC) has successfully restored gas pumping operations at the AB2 compression station in Kirkuk, following a swift emergency response to a technical malfunction early Saturday.

Basra Oil Company gains control over Lukoil’s West Qurna2 field

The Iraqi cabinet approved what it described as an “amicable settlement” with Russia’s Lukoil over the transfer of operations at the giant West Qurna 2 oil field to the state-run Basra Oil Company, Reuters reporte ...

Chevron Seeks Improved Terms to Buy Iraq’s West Qurna 2 Oilfield from Lukoil

U.S. oil major Chevron is pressing Iraq to improve returns on the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield as a condition for acquiring the project from Russia’s Lukoil. Earlier this month, Iraq nationalized the field after U. ...

India’s BPCL Secures Middle Eastern Crude Deals Amid Russian Supply Pivot

India’s state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has secured one-year crude supply deals for Iraqi and Omani grades to compensate for imports from Russia and pivots toward Middle Eastern supply as Reuters ...

Page 1 of 68

Login

Welcome! Login in to your account

Remember me Lost your password?

Lost Password