Iraq to send delegation to Iran for restarting gas imports: Official 

The US in March 2025 declined to renew a sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran.

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Iraq announces ‘complete suspension’ of Iranian gas imports

“The Ministry of Electricity reports a loss of between 4,000 and 4,500 megawatts from the power grid,” it said in a statement carried by state media, after announcing a “complete suspension of Iranian gas supplies.”

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Dana Gas begins sales from major Khor Mor expansion project

“Delivered eight months ahead of the revised schedule, the KM250 [project] will add 205 million standard cubic feet [of gas] per day of new processing capacity, a 50% increase, boosting Khor Mor’s total output to 750 MMscf/d,” Dana Gas said in a disclosure. 

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Iraq to build new gas platform by summer 2026, Sudani says

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani said a new gas platform will be ready by the summer of 2026 to help power plants work better.

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Iraqi power stations halt operations amid reduced Iranian gas supply

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity said that several power stations stopped working after Iran reduced its daily gas supply to Iraq by nearly half, resulting in a roughly 3,800 megawatt shortfall from the national energy grid amid a summer heatwave.

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Iraq rejects KRG’s oil contracts with US firms

Baghdad has dismissed as illegitimate the recent signing of an agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and US energy companies to develop oil and gas fields in Sulaimani.

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Iraq, Azerbaijan discuss gas imports

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with top Iraqi officials, discussing prospects for cooperation between Iraq and the gas-rich Azerbaijan. The energy discussions come amid recent moves by Baghdad to end its reliance on Iran for the country's energy needs.

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Iraq to invest 70 percent of flare gas captures by the end of the year: Oil Minister

Despite producing over three billion cubic feet of natural gas daily, Iraq continues to flare a substantial portion due to inadequate processing infrastructure. 

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Iraqi PM orders removal of obstacles to expedite gas pipeline to Baghdad power plant

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has ordered the removal of obstacles delaying the gas pipeline from Mahmudiya district to Bismayah power station.

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