Iraq Says It’s Gone Deeper Than Its Pledged OPEC Production Cut.

Minister says Baghdad doesn’t know much about Kurdish exports Too early to decide whether OPEC deal needs to be extended   Iraq said it has gone deeper than its pledged oil-output cut, potentially ending a seven-month period in which OPEC saw the nation falling short of its agreed curbs. The second-largest producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countrie

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Iraq oil pipeline comes with major environmental costs. By Adnan Abu Zeed*

Adnan Abu Zeed

  BAGHDAD — On July 21, farmers complained about a gas pipeline dredging their farmlands. The pipeline carries gas from Iran to Baghdad through Bismayah, which is located in southeast Baghdad. Meanwhile, reports on May 22 revealed that the pipeline caused damage to an archaeological site under which it passes.   On March 17, 2016, Iran announced the completion of a

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Iraq’s crude exports hit 2017 high before Opec cuts extension

Tankers loaded 122 million barrels of Iraqi crude at ports in the Arabian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea last month DUBAI: Oil tankers shipped the most crude from Iraq in six months in May, when OPEC’s second-biggest producer was negotiating with the group’s other members to persist with supply constraints to shore up the global market. Tankers loaded 122 million barrels of Ira

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