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Iraq launches natural gas processing plant in southeast region
Iraq started running a new natural gas processing plant for oil fields in the southeastern area on Sunday as part of a plan to employ gas that was previously flared to produce power, as stated by the oil ministry.
read more... 17/08/2016
Russian firm brings more oil online in Iraq
Output from three new wells brought online at the Badra oil field add to the overall daily production from OPEC-member Iraq, as indicated by a Russian field operator.
read more... 10/06/2016
Iraq raises its oil output to a record level ahead of Doha meeting
Iraq increased its crude output to a record level in March, ahead of the long-awaited April 17 meeting in Qatar where OPEC members and other producers may agree to cap production to curb a global glut, according to the state-run Oil Marketing Co.
read more... 11/04/2016
Oil-rich Iraq starts exporting first natural gas shipment in its history
Iraq on Sunday has begun exporting first shipment of natural gas condensate in its history, according to an Iraqi government spokesman.
read more... 21/03/2016
Daily: European prompt power prices tumble as cold spell ends
WTI crude oil prices retreated 6% on Monday, falling below the key $30-a- barrel threshold in post-settlement trade, after news that Iraq’s production hit a record last month, intensifying again the worries about supply glut. U.S. crude fell $1.85 or 5.8% to settle at $30.34 a barrel. Brent crude, the global benchmark, eased $1.68 at $30.50 a barrel, 5.2% below its settlement price on Friday. It attained $30 after Monday's close.
read more... 26/01/2016