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Iraqi Completes Repairs at Ajil Oilfield
Iraq has completed repairs at the Ajil oil field which was torched by Islamic State militants in 2015, the country’s oil minister said on October 9, Reuters reported. Minister Jabar al-Luiabi said that the field...
Iraq Plans to Resume Production from Qayyara and Najma
Iraq plans to resume oil production from its Nineveh oilfields in the upcoming months, Reuters reports. In a statement released to the media, the oil ministry indicated the fields could come back online in the “next f...
Iraq Stopped Fire at Qayyara Oil Field
The Iraqi Oil Ministry said firefighters have put out fire at an oil well near the town of Qayyara, New China informed. “The technical teams of the [Iraqi government-owned] North Oil Company, civil defense, and ...
ISIS Attacks Northern Iraqi Energy Plants
Islamic State (ISIS) militants launched an assault on two energy facilities in Northern Iraq, which resulted in at least five casualties and caused operations in a major oil pumping station to halt, according to Reute...
ISIS Launches Assault on Natural Gas Plant in Baghdad
Militants from the so called Islamic Stated launched a coordinated assault on natural gas plant in northern Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than a dozen, Associated Press reported. According to t...
Libya’s NOC Supports UN-Backed Unity Government
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said it was working with the U.N.-backed unity government to coordinate future oil sales and “put a period of divisions and rivalry behind us,” according to Reuters. The unity go...
BP, Statoil Withdraw Staff from Algerian Plants After Attack
British BP and the Norwegian oil company, Statoil, have temporarily removed their staff from two natural gas facilities in Algeria – Salah Gas and In Amenas – after al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked the f... Libya Witnessed Militants’ Attack on Sarir Oil Field
Suspected Islamic State militants staged an attack on a power and water plant about 80km from the major Sarir oil field in eastern Libya, Reuters reported. Any threat to the Sarir area cause particular alarm because m...
