SOMO Deputy Director General and Head of Crude Ali Nazar al-Shatari (right), at the Nov. 30, 2016, OPEC meeting in Vienna with then-Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar Ali al-Luiebi (center), and then-SOMO Director General Falah Alamri (left).

Energy New SOMO director named as Iraq reshuffles oil sector leadership. Ali Nazar al-Shatari will be Iraq's new head of oil marketing as the Sudani government makes changes across several top oil posts.

Jul 18, 2020 · This Week in Iraq is a free, weekly e-mail newsletter curated by the editors of Iraq Oil Report — your one-stop source for all of the most important news on Iraq's energy sector, political developments, security dynamics, and investment climate.

Iraqi Energy Sector 2021: Year in Review. Iraq's oil production recovered steadily in 2021 — rising from just over 4 million barrels per day (bpd) in January to nearly 4.5 million bpd in December — as the OPEC-plus group continues to loosen its pandemic-era quota policy. Nationwide production rose sharply in November and December to 4.41 million barrels per day (bpd) and 4.47 million bpd ...

Over 100 monthly data points tracking oil production, exports, electricity generation, and finances in both federal Iraq and the Kurdistan region.

Iraqi oil output declining from recent highs Production began to drop in February and March, even before a prolonged northern export outage and impending OPEC-plus cuts.

Iraq ends 2024 with deep production cuts Steep reduction at Rumaila brought Iraq's December production average to its lowest level in 18 months as Iraq continues to restrain output in an effort to meet OPEC-plus expectations.

August production falls as Iraq initiates cuts Renewed OPEC-plus pressure pushes Iraq to cut at least 100,000 bpd from state fields and accelerate maintenance plans at other projects in a bid to improve quota compliance.

September oil production steady With the northern pipeline still offline, Iraq is compensating with robust southern exports and expanding sales into Kurdistan's local market.

Iraq’s 2024 oil exports recede to 9-year low OPEC-plus dynamics and the ongoing outage of Iraq's northern export pipeline continue to limit Iraqi oil exports, though revenues were steady year-on-year.