Oil majors, including TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, are committing billions to projects in Basra and Kirkuk due to economic crises in Iraq.
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Updated Jul 1
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Oil majors, including TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, are committing billions to projects in Basra and Kirkuk due to economic crises in Iraq.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The Iraq Petroleum Company, built in the 1950s, is involved in pipeline projects connecting Basra oilfields to Baniyas, with exploration underway for a revival of the route to Kirkuk.Sub-event
- Halliburton secured major contracts from TotalEnergies in the Middle East region, despite ongoing geopolitical conflict.Sub-event
Oil majors are investing in Basra and Kirkuk projects amid Iraq's economic crisis.1 source
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Iraq requires the Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline to Türkiye and the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline to ensure alternative export routes, relying on southern Gulf terminals.Also in this story
- Iraq is transporting crude oil via pipeline.
- Iraq is planning new oil pipelines connecting Basra, Kirkuk, and Ceyhan, with Qatar's UCC joining the project consortium.
- Iraq and Jordan agreed to accelerate the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline project to diversify Iraq's oil exports.
- Negotiations are underway between Iraq and Türkiye regarding a new oil transport agreement for the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline.
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Iraq
sovereign state in Western Asia
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Basra
capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq
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Kirkuk
city in Iraq
Related events
- UBS raised its price estimate on Halliburton stock on July 8, coinciding with news of Halliburton developing oil fields in Basra.
- Iraq and Turkey signed a pipeline deal to boost oil exports using the Kirkuk-Ceyhan route.
- Iraq is strategically developing its oil and gas sectors.
- Amid the Hormuz blockade, the US is pushing for high-level oil pipeline deals to route Iraqi commodity imports through Syrian ports.
- Iraq seeks higher oil production quota from OPEC.