Iraq set to boost northern oil exports with trucking from south

Oil Ministry aims to leverage a new commercial structure to meet the daunting challenges of scaling up overland crude transport.

A crew from Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) lays a pipeline in August 2026 to support a planned increase in crude trucking to Khor al-Zubair in Basra. (Photo credit: SCOP)

Energy

Tripartite northern export deal renewed, spurring Kurdistan field restarts

Northern export volumes are set to rise after a three-way agreement between Baghdad, Erbil, and IOCs was extended to January 2027.

Politics

Refinery sector revolts over oil pricing reform

One week after the Cabinet decided to overhaul the economics of the refining sector, workers are protesting, managers are lobbying for alternatives, and the government has delayed implementation.

Security

Renewed drone threats put Iraq’s energy recovery at risk

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Interviews

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

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