Iraq moves closer to achieving energy independence from Iran. By boosting domestic production capacity and establishing new corridors with its Arab neighbours, Iraq will reduce its reliance on Iran for electricity. By Faris al-Omran. 2021-04-28. An Iraqi Ministry of Electricity technical team, seen here in a photo posted online on
READ MOREIraq remains in a bind regarding how to secure energy independence within its geopolitical constraints – most pertinently the American sanctions on Iran. The US is continuing to maintain pressure on Baghdad by extending ''final'' waivers on the purchase of Iranian gas for only another 30 days, as part of its new tougher stance.
READ MOREThe UAE-based Crescent Petroleum company is one of the enterprises that signed a deal with Baghdad on Tuesday. It finalized three 20-year agreements with Iraq''s Ministry of Oil to develop and
READ MOREA series of legal rulings by Iraq''s Federal Supreme Court on 21 February underlined that the planned New Oil Law being worked on by the government of Iraq in Baghdad will be the final agent of
READ MOREJuly 11, 2023. We compliment Iraq and Total Energies on the signing of a $27-billion energy deal that will accelerate Iraq''s path to energy self-sufficiency and advance Iraq''s collective climate change objectives. Years in the making, the Gas Growth Integrated Project aims to capture flared gas and deploy renewable energy sources.
READ MOREIraq remains in a bind regarding how to secure energy independence within its geopolitical constraints - most pertinently the American sanctions on Iran. The US is continuing to maintain pressure on Baghdad by extending ''final'' waivers on the purchase of Iranian gas for only another 30 days, as part of its new tougher stance.
READ MOREIraq currently buys gas and electricity from Iran to supply about a third of its power sector, at the annual cost of about $5 billion, according to economist and energy sector expert Humam al-Shammaa. According to British Petroleum, Iraq is paying $11.23 per 1,000 cubic feet of gas it imports from Iran, which is double the global price.
READ MOREAs modern Iraq collapses, the northern region of Kurdistan is emerging as an oasis of relative calm -- with plenty of oil to support its political ambitions for independence. With the advance of
READ MOREWe welcome significant progress in Iraq this week with respect to energy deals that further strengthen Iraq''s sovereignty, independence, and economic prosperity. First, the Government of Iraq
READ MOREUS oil production, imports, & exports Oil imports by country US natural gas production, imports, and exports US energy product trade, 2000–2017 Trend of net energy imports into the United States, 1985–2013 Sources of crude oil imports, 1985–2015. United States energy independence is the concept of eliminating or substantially reducing import of
READ MOREA unified KRG would be the building block for moving toward an Iraqi energy sector that stands on solid legal grounds and contributes to Iraq''s energy security and independence. successive waivers that allow Iraq to import Iranian gas conditioned on the promise that Baghdad takes steps toward energy independence. However, Iraq''s
READ MOREEnergy Independence. Iraq has long grappled with energy
READ MOREIraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. It was proclaimed a republic in 1958 after a coup overthrew the monarchy, but in actuality, a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Hussein, from 1979 to 2003. Energy Police Directorate Popular Mobilization Committee (PMC): Popular Mobilization Forces
READ MOREA+A-. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani was present at the signing of six oil and gas contracts in a ceremony held at the Ministry of Oil in Baghdad on Tuesday - the first step towards
READ MOREThe agreement today between Iraq and Total Energies, and the projects
READ MORE6035. The referendum on independence for the hitherto autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), held on 25th September 2017, has brought global attention. It is well-understood that the region''s oil and
READ MORECongress passes the Energy Independence and Security Act, which .imposes tougher fuel-efficiency standards on vehicles and orders a whopping 766 percent increase from 2007''s targeted biofuel
READ MOREAchieving energy independence would reduce Iraq''s dependence on
READ MORE"The US started on the pathway of energy independence in 2005. Looking back at data over the last 20 years, net energy imports peaked in 2005 at approximately 28% of US energy consumption.
READ MOREAn Iraqi road map needed to strike a balance between Iraq''s immediate energy requirements—namely, a reliable power supply for all Iraqis—and ambitious targets for energy independence, to be
READ MOREISSUE BRIEF Iraq''s Energy Security Strategy: A Path to Diversity and Energy Independence percent of Iran''s gas reserves are from non-associated gas fields. In 2019, Iran produced about 8.011 trillion cubic feet (tcf) [244.2 billion cubic meters (bcm)] of natural gas and con - sumed 7.335 tcf (223.6 bcm) of natural gas domestically. 5
READ MOREA paper co-authored by Dr. as Kadhim, director of the Iraq Initiative at the Atlantic Council, and Dr. Sara Vakhshouri, founder
READ MOREPlease join the Atlantic Council''s Iraq Initiative and the Global Energy Center on Monday, December 14 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET for a discussion surrounding the upcoming report, Iraq''s Energy Security Strategy: A Path to Diversity and Energy Independence -authored by Dr. as Kadhim, director of the Iraq Initiative at the
READ MOREBoosting the energy independence of Iraq, one of the world''s top oil and gas producers, and reducing reliance on Iran is a top U.S. foreign policy goal. But Iraq''s oil and gas fields have suffered
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