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https://bit.ly/3oShuOF Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:26:54 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43398
MPs say Iraq's 2021 budget is likely to bring a significant drop in the value of the dinar, helping the government's balance sheet but hurting the purchasing power of most Iraqis.
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]]>https://bit.ly/3oF8Lz4 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:43:54 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43379
Detonations at two wells early Wednesday are the latest example of inadequate security across northern Iraq.
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]]>https://bit.ly/36Y529W Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:18:27 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43371
Field is not under threat. Decision by Gazprom Neft protects 100-plus daily tanker trucks exporting the crude.
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]]>https://bit.ly/3gjP25j Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:27:46 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43361
The coalition's decision to remove the Iraqi Air Force from air tasking orders highlights ongoing failures to address the dysfunction and corruption that have crippled a multi-billion-dollar fleet of fighter jets.
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]]>https://bit.ly/2VA6SHF Fri, 04 Dec 2020 01:35:42 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43354
Protests and violence in Sulaimaniya add urgency to KRG efforts to resolve disputes and secure budget transfers from Baghdad.
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]]>https://bit.ly/2VlLyWa Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:34:17 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43345
Countrywide exports of 3.143 million bpd suggest Iraq has reduced output, with OPEC-plus members insisting on full quota compliance as they consider extending cuts.
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]]>https://bit.ly/3q3qyll Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:34:20 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43328
New legislation could reduce the influence of political party bosses, but reformers still see major hurdles to free and fair elections.
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]]>https://bit.ly/2J0YfmN Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:09:47 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43284
A new proposal from SOMO asks crude buyers to pay up front for a year's worth of exports to secure a 5-year supply — part of Iraq's response to a cash-flow crisis.
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]]>https://bit.ly/36Rzotu Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:22:35 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43275
As hostilities with Iran resume, a shortened waiver period gives the outgoing Trump administration one last opportunity to wield economic leverage in Iraq.
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]]>https://bit.ly/2IKumae Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:39:43 +0000 https://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=43269
SOMO is using the launch of its new Basra Medium crude grade as an occasion to revamp the specifications for its flagship Basra Light and Basra Heavy, too.
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