Iraq Sold About 42 Million Barrels of Oil in July Via Türkiye

• Tuesday, 4th August 2026
• by Doaa Ashraf

Iraq sold about 42 million barrels (mmbbls) of oil in July, including 35.5 mmbbls from its southern ports and 7 mmbbls through Türkiye’s Ceyhan port, Ali Nizar al-Shatari, Director General of Iraq’s state-run Oil Mark...

Iraq’s SOMO Seeks Gasoil Cargoes via Spot Tender

• Monday, 20th July 2026
• by Sarah Samir

Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) seeks to purchase gasoil cargoes for delivery in August and September through a spot tender, Reuters reported. The state-owned company is seeking to purchase 127,500 tons...

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

• Monday, 6th April 2026
• by Fatma Ahmed

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 within ...

Kurdistan Oil Exports Resume as Gulf Keystone Loads First Cargo at Ceyhan

• Monday, 17th November 2025
• by Fatma Ahmed

Oil producers in Iraq’s Kurdistan region have successfully loaded the first export cargo from Turkey’s Ceyhan terminal, marking a critical step in the resumption of regional crude exports. Gulf Keystone Petroleum anno...

ExxonMobil Mulls Resuming Operations in Iraq

• Wednesday, 8th October 2025
• by Fatma Ahmed

ExxonMobil, an American energy giant, is exploring the possibility of returning to operations in Iraq after nearly two years’ hiatus by signing preliminary agreements to begin work on the Majnoon oil field in so...

SOMO Negotiates with Exxon for Storage Space in Singapore

• Sunday, 7th September 2025
• by Fatma Ahmed

The State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) revealed that it entered into negotiations with ExxonMobil seeking a deal for more storage space in Singapore, according to Iraq News Agency (INA). It added that the negotia...

Saudi Aramco, Iraqi SOMO Halt Crude Supply to Indian Nayara Amid EU Sanctions

• Wednesday, 3rd September 2025
• by Doaa Ashraf

Saudi Aramco and Iraq’s State Organization for the Marketing of Oil (SOMO) have halted selling crude oil to India’s Nayara Energy, to align with the sanctions imposed by the European Union on the refinery....

Iraq’s Oil Production Increases by Almost 70,000 bbl/d in July

• Wednesday, 10th August 2022
• by Israa Ibrahim

According to data from the state-owned marketer SOMO seen by Reuters on Wednesday, Iraq produced 4.584 million barrels of crude oil per day (mmbbl/d) in July, up 69,000 from June. Based on the production data, Iraq...

Iraq Oil Exports Record 92.4 mbbl During September

• Thursday, 28th October 2021
• by Fatma Ahmed

Iraq Oil Exports have reached to 92.422 million barrels (mbbl) during September 2021, achieving revenues worth $6.8 billion, Iraq’s Oil Ministry reported in reference to State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) d...

Iraq Oil Exports Record Over 92 M Barrels in September 2021

• Sunday, 3rd October 2021
• by Fatma Ahmed

Iraq oil exports reached 92.4 million barrels during September 2021 achieving revenues estimated at $6.71 billion, the Iraqi Ministry of Oil stated in a press release referencing data from the State Oil Marketing Comp...