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Sunday, September 28, 2025
General view of oil tanks at Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.
Energy

Iraq Resumes Kurdish Oil Exports To Turkey After 2- 1/2 Year Halt

By Muayad Hameed and Maha El Dahan Sept 27 (Reuters) – Crude oil flowed on Saturday through a pipeline from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in

13 minutes ago
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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Supertankers filling at Al Barah Oil Terminal (ABOT), Iraq
Energy

Iraq Increases Oil Exports, Sees Extra Revenues

Sept 21 (Reuters) – Iraq has increased oil exports following the gradual unwinding of voluntary production cuts under an OPEC+ agreement, the

September 21, 2025
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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Supertankers filling at Al Barah Oil Terminal (ABOT), Iraq
Energy

IFC Signs $500 Million Contract With Iraq’s Basrah Gas For Associated Gas, Development Of Major Port

CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed a $500 million investment contract with

September 13, 2025
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Friday, August 8, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
News

Iraq Detains Oil Tanker as Part of Smuggling Crackdown

Iraq's navy has detained a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in its territorial waters as part of a crackdown on fuel smuggling at sea, sources with the navy and oil

August 8, 2025
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Monday, March 24, 2025
Iranian Oil Tankers Using Forged Iraqi Documents, Iraqi Oil Minister Says
Energy

Iranian Oil Tankers Using Forged Iraqi Documents, Iraqi Oil Minister Says

Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani has said Iranian oil tankers seized by U.S. forces in the Gulf were using forged Iraqi

March 24, 2025
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Iraq Makes Rare Seizure of Ship Suspected of Fuel Smuggling in Gulf
Maritime Security

Iraq Makes Rare Seizure of Ship Suspected of Fuel Smuggling in Gulf

Iraqi naval forces have seized an unidentified ship in Iraqi territorial waters in the Gulf suspected of smuggling fuel, the naval forces said in a

March 19, 2025
Total Views: 1269

Sunday, February 23, 2025
General view of oil tanks at Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.
Shipping

Iraq To Receive 185,000 bpd From Kurdistan Once Oil Exports Resume

Feb 23 (Reuters) – Iraq will export 185,000 barrels per day from Kurdistan’s oilfields through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline once the oil

February 23, 2025
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Saturday, March 18, 2023
Saddam’s Rusting Yacht Serves As Picnic Spot For Iraqi Fishermen
Interesting

Saddam’s Rusting Yacht Serves As Picnic Spot For Iraqi Fishermen

BASRA, Iraq, March 16 (Reuters) – Capsized in a river in southern Iraq, the rusting wreck of a yacht that belonged to Saddam Hussein serves as a stark

March 18, 2023
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Thursday, July 28, 2022
Ports

Ships Bypass Fujairah For Cheap Iraq Bunker Fuel

Some Middle Eastern exporters are bypassing Fujairah, the region’s main bunkering hub, to avoid excessive port delays. Cargo ships departing Kuwait,

July 28, 2022
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Iraq Signs $2.6 Billion Deal with DSME to Build First Phase of Faw Port
Ports

Iraq Signs $2.6 Billion Deal with DSME to Build First Phase of Faw Port

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Iraq agreed a $2.625 billion deal with South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction (047040.KS) on Wednesday to

December 30, 2020
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Supertankers filling at Al Barah Oil Terminal (ABOT), Iraq
Ports

Iraq Signs $2.6B Port Deal With Daewoo

by Maher Nazeh (Reuters) – Iraq agreed to a $2.625 billion deal with South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction ($047040.KS) on Wednesday

December 30, 2020
Total Views: 1539

Thursday, April 18, 2019
U.S. Gulf Gets Least Crude in Decades as Iraqi Imports Dive
Shipping News

U.S. Gulf Gets Least Crude in Decades as Iraqi Imports Dive

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Gulf Coast imported the least amount of crude in nearly three decades as shipments from Iraq plummeted and

April 18, 2019
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Saddam Hussein’s Former Superyacht Now a Hotel for Maritime Pilots in Iraq
News

Saddam Hussein’s Former Superyacht Now a Hotel for Maritime Pilots in Iraq

By Ulf Laessing BASRA, Iraq, May 22 (Reuters) – The king size bed in Saddam Hussein’s superyacht is made, the silk curtains around it have been

May 22, 2018
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Sunday, October 29, 2017
Supertankers filling at Al Barah Oil Terminal (ABOT), Iraq
Ports

Iraq Boosts Oil Export Capacity

by Ahmed Rasheed (Reuters) Iraq has increased oil export capacity from its southern ports by 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 4.6 million bpd after adding a

October 29, 2017
Total Views: 131

Wednesday, August 16, 2017
oil tanker
News

Iraq Sets Up Oil Shipping, Trading Joint Venture

By Rania El Gamal DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) – OPEC member Iraq has formed a joint venture with a shipping company owned by Arab states to transfer,

August 16, 2017
Total Views: 114

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Oil Tanker SN_OLIVIA
Shipping News

Iraq Blacklists Tankers Transporting Kurdish Crude Oil

By Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) Iraqi state oil firm SOMO has blacklisted three tankers involved in shipping crude from Kurdistan, stepping up pressure on the

August 30, 2016
Total Views: 122

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
News

Huge Oil Tanker Traffic Jam Builds at Iraq’s Basra Port

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) – A traffic jam of nearly 30 large oil tankers has built up outside the Iraqi port of Basra due to loading

April 6, 2016
Total Views: 146

Monday, June 1, 2015
Shipping News

Iraq Begins Heavy Oil Exports After Complaints About Quality

[contextly_sidebar id=”tKIDRGk6JyJchPjTJbnQHPKSp8GOZ4k4″]by Khalid Al AnsaryAnthony Dipaola (Bloomberg) Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer,

June 1, 2015
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
Al Ba?rah Oil Terminal
News

Iraq Will Export New Crude Grade in May After Setting Discounts

Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest producer, will start exporting Basrah Heavy crude next month after offering discounts for the new grade in Europe, Asia and the

April 26, 2015
Total Views: 16

Thursday, April 2, 2015
Four-Mile-Long Line of Supertankers in Iraq Helps Fuel Rate Surge
News

Four-Mile-Long Line of Supertankers in Iraq Helps Fuel Rate Surge

Iraq’s biggest oil exports in more than three decades and winter winds are helping to keep shipping rates at a six-year high as a four-mile line of

April 2, 2015
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