Iraq signals progress in reviving Turkey pipeline

Rehabilitated federal Iraqi pipeline route to Turkey offers future strategic value but no short-term export boost.

Workers from Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects rehabilitate the Iraqi leg of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline in July 2026. (Photo credit: SCOP)

Energy

Iraqi production starts to rebound, but export disruptions persist

June production climbed to 2 million bpd, but fields have been forced to ramp up and cut back within days as export loadings fluctuate — and renewed U.S.-Iran fighting now threatens the recovery.

Politics

Maarij arrested in widening corruption crackdown

A second deputy oil minister has been ensnared in an expanding operation that has also taken down several MPs, with potential to reshape Iraq's political power balance.

Security

Renewed drone threats put Iraq’s energy recovery at risk

Twin threats to southern oil exports and Kurdistan's gas supply show Iran-aligned armed groups can still hit Iraq's energy lifelines.

Interviews

Q&A: Bassim Mohammed Khudair, Deputy Oil Minister for Upstream

Iraq's top upstream oil official confirms that production, curtailed by war, is ready to surge back online — but only once ships can reliably resume Basra Gulf export loadings.