Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)

The October 2017 loss of Kirkuk to the central Iraqi government immediately deprived the Kurdistan Region of nearly half of its then-600,000 b/d production. Erbil has since exceeded expectations in bringing output back above 400,000 b/d as higher oil prices and the continuation of payments to IOCs has facilitated higher investment in oil field development.

29 May, 2020

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KRG Output Slump Looms

DNO, operator of the key Tawke license, expects output to fall 30% by end-2020. At least it’s earning some cash: Shaikan operator GKP’s April output netted it zero.

DNO Forecasts Output Fall In H2 At Tawke

Oil & Gas

22 Jan, 2021

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2021’s Challenges & Opportunities For KRG Oil

Iraqi Kurdistan managed to grow output in 2020, and the late-year start of Chevron’s Sarta points to further gains in 2021. Can new energy-sector leadership kickstart long-stalled projects? And can Baghdad and Erbil can finally strike an elusive budget and exports agreement.