KRG Oil Exports to Hit 250,000 Barrels Daily in November, Sold as Kirkuk Crude at Ceyhan
The KRG’s oil exports are set to rise by 86% in November compared to October, with Iraq’s state oil marketer…
What US Sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil Mean for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region
The US Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil—Russia’s largest and third-largest oil exporters—citing “Moscow’s serious non-compliance with the peace…
KRG Salary Tracker: Month-by-Month Timeline (2015–2025)
KRG Salary Tracker Public employees in the Kurdistan Region have now gone two months without pay (September and October 2025),…
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Shaikan Oil Production Tops 9.6m Barrels in First Eight Months of 2025, Revenue Hits $269m
Oil production from the KRG’s Shaikan field, located northwest of Erbil, remained strong during the first half of 2025, particularly in the first five months, averaging more than 46,500 barrels…
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How Northeast Syrian Oil Continues Flowing Into Kurdistan’s Refineries
The oil of northeast Syria, extracted from fields in Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor, continues to flow into the Kurdistan Region. There, it is refined in Dohuk and Erbil before being…
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Iraq’s Fiscal Snapshot: Revenue, Spending, and KRG Allocations in the First Five Months of 2025
The Iraqi Ministry of Finance has published back-to-back reports detailing revenue and expenditure for the first five months of 2025. According to the reports, Iraq’s total general revenue during this…
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How much has the KRG’s oil production been disrupted by the recent drone strikes?
The Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have signed a new agreement regarding the KRG’s oil and non-oil revenues in exchange for Baghdad sending salaries to KRG public…
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Which KRG oilfields have been targeted by drones so far, and what are their current production levels?
As of recent months, only eight oilfields in the Kurdistan Region have remained operational. The following data reflects May production figures, which may have slightly increased since, though total output…
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A Breakdown of the KRG’s Oil, Budget, and Salary Realities Since the March 2023 Oil Pipeline Halt
Two years and three months have elapsed since the Paris Court’s ruling concerning the independent sale of the Kurdistan Region’s oil. While this decision has effectively prevented the Kurdistan Regional…
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KRG Claims $8M Left from Oil Revenues. The Real Figure May Be Nearly Twenty Times Higher
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has recently restated its position on oil production and revenue amid growing public frustration over unpaid salaries and persistent concerns about transparency. This follows an…
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