Almost a century ago, on October 15, 1927, the forerunner of BP struck oil at Kirkuk in northern Iraq. An uncontrollable fountain of oil, 95,000 barrels per day, shot into the air for 10 days, ...

Iraq has agreed to supply Lebanon with fuel for six more months, the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement on Saturday, renewing a deal meant to alleviate ...

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) was established in 1948 and is owned by the government of Iran. It is a member of OPEC. Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, NIOC was first called the Anglo Persian ...

Talks to restart Kurdish oil exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline have hit a snag as a lack of clarity over payments and ...

BP had stalled plans for Kirkuk for years citing risks of political instability in the province claimed by Iraq’s autonomous ...

BP plc BP, the UK-based energy major, has secured final approval from the Iraqi government to proceed with the redevelopment of the Kirkuk oil fields, aiming to produce more than 3 billion barrels of ...

Baghdad is targeting new crude oil markets in Africa and aims to boost production to over 6 million bpd by 2029 ...