Cabinet passes oil sector reforms, seeking fiscal relief

New measures could overhaul domestic crude and fuel sales and revamp exports in a bid for higher revenues and quicker access to cash.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (center) chairs a meeting of the Council of Ministers on July 25, 2026. (Photo credit: Council of Ministers)

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

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.