SalamAir, Oman’s low-cost carrier, has opened ticket sales for a new service to Copenhagen via Baghdad, with flights scheduled to begin on November 15, 2026.
Iraq’s Oil Minister Bassem Mohammed Khudair said on September 9 that the country’s crude oil exports had increased to around 3 million barrels per day in September, while outlining plans to expand pipeline export capacity through Syria and Türkiye.
Dana Gas, the Middle East’s first and largest regional private and publicly-listed natural gas company, and Crescent Petroleum, the region’s oldest private oil and gas producer, have commenced supplies of natural gas from the Khor Mor field in the Kurdistan Region to Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity in Kirkuk, to further support the electricity sector in Iraq.
SalamAir has opened ticket sales for a new direct service between Muscat and Erbil, with flights set to begin on October 25, 2026. The twice-weekly route will make Erbil the Omani low-cost carrier’s second destination in Iraq, following Baghdad.
Iraq and Türkiye have signed a one-year agreement to transport and load Iraqi crude oil through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan at a minimum rate of 750,000 barrels per day.
The Iraqi government approved the mechanisms for exporting Iraqi oil through specialised international and local companies and via various outlets, with contracts to be concluded for a period of three months starting September 1, 2026.
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has signed a five-year integrated management contract with the US energy services company Halliburton for the development of the Bin Umar and Sindbad oil fields in Basra governorate.
Uptime Institute and Tech964 Holding Limited (T964), Iraq’s leading digital infrastructure company, have announced a landmark strategic partnership to accelerate Iraq’s digital transformation.
bp and Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) have agreed terms for TPAO to acquire a 15 per cent interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk (BP ECKL), strengthening cooperation on the redevelopment of major oil and gas fields in Iraq’s Kirkuk region.
Iraq’s Council of Ministers has approved plans to expand oil exports through a proposed Mediterranean pipeline and advance exploration talks for the Akkas Field with ConocoPhillips, TI Capital and NovaTerr, supporting efforts to diversify routes and boost production.
