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Oil transportation from Iraq to Iran to start this month - Kirkuk governor

Mon Feb 12, 2018 14:21:45

Iraq and Iran agreed in December to swap up to 60,000 bpd of crude produced from Kirkuk for Iranian oil to be delivered to southern Iraq.

Iraqi army moves to secure planned oil route to Iran

Wed Feb 7, 2018 13:11:44

Iraqi forces launched a security operation along a planned oil transit route to Iran on Wednesday, saying it was clearing and “destroying sleeper cells” in the mountainous border area where two armed groups operate.

Iraq to export Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-Jan -Iraqi oil minister

Sun Jan 7, 2018 13:55:02

Iraq will start exporting oil from the northern Kirkuk fields to Iran before the end of January, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi told reporters on Sunday in Baghdad.

Iranian oil minister moves to forge new regional partnerships

Wed Dec 13, 2017 09:45:13

At the recent OPEC meeting, Iran moved to protect its oil production and forge new regional partnerships.

Iran, Iraq negotiate start date for Kirkuk oil swap

Sat Dec 9, 2017 12:16:44

The head of Iraq’s State oil Marketer SOMO held talks with Iranian Officials last week to determine a start date for oil exports from Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi told Reuters last Wednesday.

Iraq plans new pipeline exporting Kirkuk oil to Turkey -oil ministry

Sun Nov 26, 2017 13:12:14

Iraq plans to build a new pipeline that will ship oil from Kirkuk's oilfields to the Ceyhan port in Turkey, the oil ministry said on Sunday.

Iraqi Federal Court rules Kurdish referendum unconstitutional

Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:11:41

Iraq's Supreme Federal Court ruled on Monday that a referendum held on Kurdish independence was unconstitutional and that the results of the vote were void, a court spokesman said.

Iraq aims to increase Kirkuk oilfield output to 1 mln bpd -statement

Mon Nov 13, 2017 13:40:46

Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said Iraq plans to increase production from oilfields in Kirkuk to one million barrels per day and has visited the Bai Hasan and Avana fields to order work be accelerated to restore operations soon, the ministry's spokesman said on Monday.

Mass graves of civilians executed by ISIS found in Kirkuk province

Sun Nov 12, 2017 09:47:17

Mass graves containing the remains of civilians executed by ISIS have been found in the disputed Iraqi province of Kirkuk, Iraqi authorities told reporters on Saturday.

Iraq soon to spread rule over KRG

Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:04:33

Brig. Gen. Pourdastan, while pointing to neutralization of the American plot to break up Iraq, said the Arab country would increase its control over Kurdistan region in coming days.

Iraq Will Remain United: Iraqi Prime Minister

Sat Oct 21, 2017 08:38:49

In June 2014, the cover of Time magazine echoed a sentiment common among pundits and outsiders: “The End of Iraq,” it read. I am proud to say that three years later, thanks to the Iraqi armed forces and the Iraqi people, these predictions were wrong.

Iraqi oil minister asks BP to develop Kirkuk oilfields, oil ministry says

Wed Oct 18, 2017 11:33:49

Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi has asked BP ''to quickly make plans to develop the Kirkuk oifields,'' an oil ministry statement said on Wednesday.

Baghdad says mission accomplished in Kurd operation

Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:58:11

Iraqi forces said Wednesday they had achieved their objectives in a lightning operation that saw them sweep through disputed Kurdish-held territory in a punishing riposte to an independence vote last month.

Iran playing no role in Iraq’s Kirkuk operation: Velayati

Wed Oct 18, 2017 08:10:15

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior member of Iran’s Expediency Council, rejected the notion that the Islamic Republic helped the central government in neighboring Iraq to take full control over the disputed region of Kirkuk, which was previously held by Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

Iraqi forces take control of Bai Hasan, Avana oil fields after Kurdish pullout

Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:46:05

Iraqi forces took control on Tuesday of the Bai Hasan and Avana oil fields northwest of Kirkuk, after Kurdish Peshmerga fighters pulled out from the region, security sources said.

Germany suspends Peshmerga military training in N Iraq

Tue Oct 17, 2017 09:51:00

Germany has suspended the training of Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq amid concerns about growing tensions in Kirkuk, officials confirmed Monday.

Kurds’ retreat from Kirkuk foils Barzani’s plot against region: Iranian Official

Tue Oct 17, 2017 08:56:42

A member of Iran’s Expediency Council said the Kurdish Peshmerga forces’ withdrawal from the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk put an end to a dangerous plot hatched against regional security.

Turkey ready to cooperate with Iraq against Kurdish militants - foreign ministry

Mon Oct 16, 2017 13:46:07

Turkey is ready to cooperate fully with the central Iraqi government to end the presence of the outlawed Kurdish militant group PKK in Iraq, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Iraqi forces capture North Oil Co. from Kurdish forces, no disruption to oil production

Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:42:05

Iraqi on Monday forces captured the headquarters for the North Oil Company, northwest of Kirkuk, and a nearby refinery from Kurdish forces, without fighting, an Iraqi oil official said.

Iraq says captures positions south of Kirkuk including airbase

Mon Oct 16, 2017 11:30:09

Iraqi forces captured several positions south of Kirkuk from Kurdish fighters on Monday in their bid to regain control of the oil-rich city, which is part of a region that declared itself independent at a referendum last month.