Baghdad, the Kurdish government and international companies he agreed to extend an oil export deal through March 31, Kurdistan broadcaster Rudaw quoted the director of Iraq's state oil company SOMO as saying on Thursday.
December 24, 2025Iraq's halted gas supplies from Iran seen resuming within a week, engineer says聽Iraq鈥檚 supply of gas from Iran is expected to resume within a week, an engineer at the electricity ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.
December 21, 2025Iraq says international firms in Kurdistan obliged to transfer crude under dealIraq鈥檚 state oil marketer SOMO said on Sunday international producers in Kurdistan were still obliged to send it their crude under a September export agreement, after Norway's DNO said it would not take part in the agreement.
December 16, 2025Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis聽Iraqi wheat farmer Ma'an al-Fatlawi has long depended on the nearby Euphrates River to feed his fields near the city of Najaf. But this year, those waters, which made the Fertile Crescent a cradle of ancient civilisation 10,000 years ago, are drying up, and he sees few options.
December 8, 2025Exclusive: Iraq restores West Qurna 2 output after brief outage, sources sayIraq restored production at Lukoil's West Qurna 2 oilfield, one of the world's largest, after a leak on an export pipeline slashed its output, two Iraqi energy officials told Reuters on Monday.
Middle Eastcategory路December 4, 2025Iraq backtracks after Hezbollah, Houthis mistakenly listed for asset freezeIraq will remove Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis from an asset-freeze list, officials said on Thursday, after the Iran-aligned groups were mistakenly included in an earlier government publication, prompting confusion and criticism.
Europecategory路December 4, 2025How an oil pipeline battle shows the US gaining sway in IraqIranian drones swept through the mountain air of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region in mid-July, homing in on their targets: oilfields run by Americans.
Middle Eastcategory路December 3, 2025Iraq says Khor Mor gas field attack carried out with two drones, perpetrators identifiedIraq's armed forces said on Wednesday that the attack last week on Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the Kurdistan region, was carried out using two drones, one which hit the field and another which fell outside it.
Middle Eastcategory路December 3, 2025Turkey slams ex-Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani over his visit with heily armed guardsTurkey demanded an explanation from Iraqi Kurdish officials after former leader Masoud Barzani arrived in a mainly Kurdish Turkish border region last weekend surrounded by heily armed and uniformed guards.
Businesscategory路December 2, 2025Exclusive: Exxon in talks with Iraq about buying Lukoil stake in giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, sources sayExxon Mobil has approached the Iraqi oil ministry to express its interest in buying Russian firm Lukoil's majority stake in the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, five Iraqi official sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Businesscategory路December 2, 2025Exclusive: Exxon Mobil approached Iraq about buying Lukoil's West Qurna oilfield stakeExxon Mobil has approached the Iraqi oil ministry to express its interest in buying Russian firm Lukoil's majority stake in the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, five Iraqi official sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Middle Eastcategory路November 30, 2025Operations restart at Iraq's Khor Mor field, transporting gas to power stations, ministry saysOperations restarted at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, with the transmission of gas to power stations starting at 2:00 a.m. Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday), the Kurdish regional government's electricity ministry announced, days after a drone attack halted production and led to extensive power cuts.
November 29, 2025At least two killed, three wounded by security forces outside Lanaz refinery near Iraq's Erbil, sources sayAt least two people were killed and three wounded by Kurdish security forces during a protest outside of the Lanaz refinery on the road to the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, security and medical sources said on Saturday.
November 29, 2025Iraq's Khor Mor field to restart gas production within hours, Kurdish PM saysIraq's Kurdistan region has agreed with the company operating the Khor Mor gas field to restart production within hours to restore electricity, Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Saturday, days after the field was hit in an attack.
November 27, 2025Rocket attack shuts down Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, bringing power cutsA rocket attack hit a storage tank at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the Kurdistan region, shutting production and causing power cuts, joint field operator Dana Gas said on Thursday.
November 25, 2025Exclusive: Iraq steps in to pay salaries to maintain Lukoil's output, sources sayThe Iraqi government has arranged the payment of delayed salaries for local staff at the Lukoil-operated West Qurna-2 oilfield, to ensure production continues despite U.S. sanctions on the Russian company, three Iraqi energy officials said.
Sportscategory路November 21, 2025Iraq must stay positive ahead of World Cup playoffs, says ArnoldIraq coach Graham Arnold said his side must remain positive going into the World Cup playoffs after the former Asian champions were drawn to face either Bolivia or Suriname for a berth at next year's finals.