Massive fire in al-Kut hypermarket kills 60, 11 missing, cause unknown, investigations ongoing, lawsuits filed.
Crude Oil Prices Climb on Supply Disruptions in Iraq
WTI crude oil (CLQ25) today is up +0.80 (+1.21%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25) is up +0.0156 (+0.73%). Crude oil prices are moving higher today on concerns about smaller global oil supplies after …
Oilfields in northern Iraq halt operations following drone attacks
On Wednesday, bomb-laden drones struck oilfields in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region for the third day in a row.
Oil jumps $1 after further drone attacks on Iraq oil fields
Oil prices rose $1 on Thursday after drones struck Iraqi Kurdistan oil fields for a fourth day, pointing to continued risk in the volatile region.
Drone attacks target western oil companies in Iraq’s Kurdistan
“The drone attacks in Kurdish energy sites grew out of a sequence of drone attacks since 19 June on Kurdish security forces, where Iraqi militias were claiming that Kurdistan was supporting Israeli …
Drone attacks target western oil companies in Iraq’s Kurdistan
“The drone attacks in Kurdish energy sites grew out of a sequence of drone attacks since 19 June on Kurdish security forces, where Iraqi militias were claiming that Kurdistan was supporting Israeli …
Iraq strikes new deal with Kurds on oil exports and salary disputes
The Iraqi cabinet approved on Thursday a long-anticipated agreement with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region that that could reset their strained relationship over oil exports and public sector …
Iraq intends to activate Apple Pay
The committee in charge of activating Apple Pay services met with Apple’s regional managers to make the service accessible in Iraq.
Drone strikes shut oilfields in Iraq’s Kurdistan, cut output by up to 150,000 bpd
Drone attacks for a third day on oilfields in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have slashed crude output by 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two energy officials said on Wednesday, as …
Drone attack halts oil output at Sarsang field in Iraqi Kurdistan
A drone attack halted production at the Sarsang oilfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Tuesday only hours before its U.S. operator signed a deal to develop another field.