Iraq Agrees with OPEC Output Cuts
Iraqi President Fuad Masum stated on March 26 that Iraq supports OPEC’s agreement to cut oil output.
Iraqi President Fuad Masum stated on March 26 that Iraq supports OPEC’s agreement to cut oil output.
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil invited investors to submit proposals for the construction of an oil refinery in Anbar province, near the city of Haditha.
Shell has agreed to sell its 19.6% stake in the West Qurna 1 oil field in southern Iraq to a subsidiary of Itochu Corporation for $406 million.
American imports of Saudi crude oil dropped to 943 b/d in 2017, a 14% decrease from 2016, according to US government statistics.
Iraq exported around 96 million barrels of oil in February 2018, generating revenues of $5.726 billion, the oil ministry has announced.
The Egyptian Projects Operation and Maintenance Company received an offer in 2017 to operate Siba natural gas field in Iraq in partnership with the Egyptian Maintenance Company.
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced plans to decrease imports of petroleum products by 25%.
The Iraqi parliament voted on March 5th to create a national oil company that will handle the country’s energy sector.
French oil company Total is considering bidding to build the green-field oil refinery in the Iraqi city of Nassiriya.
Iraqi Ambassador to Egypt, Habib Al Sadr, announced that his country’s government is studying the establishment of a new oil pipeline connecting Iraq to Egypt, passing through Jordan.