Iraq Oil Report

Iraq Oil Report stands out as the top source for business, political, and security news and insights about Iraq. Our team of analysts and journalists, based in Iraq, delivers the latest updates on ongoing and upcoming events in the nation. With extensive experience in the region, our team is familiar with the key decision-makers and policy shapers in Iraq. We collaborate closely with influential figures from the oil and energy ministries, along with other government officials and business leaders, granting us exceptional access to vital information regarding the country's key industries.

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Iraq terminates Akkas contract, drawing legal threats

1 day ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

Personnel from the Ukrainian company Ukrzemresurs pose in front of the Akk-1 well at the Akkas gas field after completing emergency maintenance work in the first quarter of 2025. (Photo credit: Ukrzemresurs) The Iraqi government is terminating its contract with the Ukranian company Ukrzemresurs to develop the Akkas gas field, drawing threats of a legal fight over the embattled project less than a year after the deal was signed.
Strategic water project makes progress, helped by Chinese financing

1 week ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen |Ali al-Aqily

Flares burn at the Rumaila oil field on June 6, 2020. To fight natural reservoir decline and achieve its production potential, the field needs increasing supplies of water. (JASSIM AL-JABIRI/Iraq Oil Report) BASRA - Iraq is drawing on a multi-billion-dollar Chinese financing program to fund the construction of a network of pipelines that could help transform southern Iraq’s oil sector by supplying water needed to boost crude production.
Q&A: Adnan al-Jaberi, deputy chairman of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee

1 week ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

Adnan al-Jaberi, an independent MP from Basra and member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee, in April 2025. (JASSIM AL-JABIRI/Iraq Oil Report) BASRA - The Parliament Oil and Gas Committee has clear legislative priorities, but they are not likely to advance this year as the Parliament session winds down ahead of upcoming elections, according to Adnan al-Jaberi, an independent MP from Basra and the deputy chairman of the Oil and Gas Committee.
Iraqi crude exports fall in March

2 weeks ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

A tanker at the al-Basra Oil Terminal loads crude at night on Feb. 21, 2010. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report) Iraqi oil exports fell in March, averaging 3.296 million barrels per day (bpd), down from 3.398 million bpd in February, according to Oil Ministry data.
Kurdistan crude export deadlock persists

3 weeks ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

Iraqi Prime Minsiter Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (center) and Oil Minister Hayyan Abdulghani (left) visit a project to install a gas pipeline to feed the Bismayah power station on April 3, 2025.
Iraqi production declines in February on Rumaila accident

3 weeks ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdulghani (center left, red tie) visits the Rumaila oil field on March 2, 2025. (Photo credit: Oil Ministry) This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription.
Q&A: Ahmad Salman, deputy president of Syria's Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party

4 weeks ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

Ahmad Salman, deputy president of Syria's Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party. (Photo courtesy of Ahmed Salman) This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription.
Q&A: Montaser Kadhim Haloub, director of SCOP's Southern Projects Authority

1 month ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

Montaser Kadhim Haloub, director of the Southern Projects Authority for SCOP, at his office in February 2025. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report) This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription.
Iraq grapples with power shortages and Iran sanctions as summer looms

1 month ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

Workers from the Southern Projects Commission of Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects assemble a pipeline designed to carry regassified LNG imported via the Khor al-Zubair port in Basra to power stations in February 2025. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report) This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription.
Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, MP and spokesperson for the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee

1 month ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen

Ali Shaddad al-Faris, an MP and spokesperson for the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report) This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription.