Energy
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Huawei Expands Iraq Infrastructure With New Power System
Chinese tech-giant Huawei has recently deployed a high-capacity power backup solution in Iraq. Designed for mission-critical operations, the system focuses on reliability, scalability, and continuous power supply. The initiative adds to Huawei’s ongoing work across Iraq in digital infrastructure, energy systems, and technical training. In the collaboration between Huawei Digital…
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Oil Exports Approach 100 Million Barrels in February
Oil exports reached nearly 100 million barrels in February, generating more than $6.8 billion in revenue, according to official data released by the Oil Ministry. The figures, based on statistics from the State Organisation for Marketing of Oil (SOMO), showed total crude exports, including condensates, amounted to 99,872,220 barrels. Revenues…
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Oil Export Routes Reviewed as Iraq Eyes Ceyhan Restart
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani Al-Sawad, chaired an emergency meeting on Sunday to review oil production and export operations as the country weighs alternative routes to sustain flows. The meeting, held by a government crisis committee, focused on maintaining stable output and ensuring…
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Iraq Approves Chevron Agreement for West Qurna 2
Iraq’s Council of Ministers has approved the final terms and conditions of a framework agreement for the management and operation of the West Qurna 2 oil field. The agreement was signed between the Ministry of Oil (Iraq), represented by the Basra Oil Company and the North Oil Company, and U.S.-based…
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Iraq Turns to New Pipelines as Gulf Risks Rise
Iraq is accelerating efforts to safeguard its oil exports and diversify transport routes amid rising regional tensions and disruptions to Gulf shipping. Meanwhile the existing operations continue to supply key international markets. Officials in Baghdad are exploring alternative pipeline routes through neighbouring countries as instability threatens exports through the Strait…
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Iraq Generates 160 MW from Solar Project
Iraq has achieved 160 megawatts of electricity generation from a solar facility under the South Iraq Integrated Project, part of a wider energy initiative led by the government in partnership with TotalEnergies. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani Al-Sawad said the output was produced during…
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Iraq Confirms Adequate Fuel Supplies Amid Regional Tensions
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister, Hayyan Abdul Ghani Al-Sawad, said the country has sufficient supplies of fuel and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to meet domestic demand. Speaking during a ministry meeting on Monday, the minister said petroleum products are being secured through output from Iraqi…
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Production Suspended at Atrush, Sarsang and Shaikan Fields
ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. has confirmed that production at the Atrush and Sarsang oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been temporarily shut in as a precautionary measure due to deteriorating regional security conditions. The company said it was informed by HKN Energy Ltd., the operator of both fields,…
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Iraq Oil Exports Generate $6.48 Billion in January
The Iraqi Ministry of oil has announced final audited statistics for oil exports in January 2026, reporting total ex[orts of 107.6 million barrels of crude oil with revenues exceeding $6.48 billion, according to data from the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO). Exports from central and southern oil fields reached 101.16…
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KBR Wins Major Contract for Majnoon Oil Field
KBR has been awarded a major contract by Basra Oil Company to provide Integrated Field Management Services for the Majnoon Oil Field, one of the world’s largest oil reserves with over 38 billion barrels. Under the contract, KBR will deliver upstream engineering, operations management, maintenance services, and implement advanced AI…
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