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The KRG Council of Ministers is set to meet to discuss resuming oil exports under a new federal agreement, the final steps for June and July salary payments, and new proposals for Peshmerga entitlements.

https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/854776/krg-to-convene-on-oil-salaries-peshmerga-reforms

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers will hold its regular session on Wednesday to address the payment of June and July salaries for civil servants, a potential decision to resume oil exports through Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), and the transfer of the Region’s non-oil revenues to Baghdad, a source from the Council told Zoom News.

https://x.com/zoomnewskrd/status/1950264756528394272

Baghdad Today – The EcoIraq Economic Observatory announced on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) that the rate of oil production in the Kurdistan Region has risen to 120,000 barrels per day, after it had declined to 81,000 barrels as a result of attacks on oil field infrastructure in the past period.

The Observatory said in a statement received by Baghdad Today that "production declined to 81,000 barrels per day following the targets, but recent days have witnessed a gradual recovery to rise to about 120,000 barrels per day."

"Production is expected to reach about 280,000 barrels per day by the end of August, which is close to what it was before the recent attacks," he said.

EcoIraq pointed out that the stability of oil production may contribute to calming tensions between the federal government and the regional government, especially in light of the ongoing negotiations on the management of the oil file and export mechanisms.

The Observatory confirmed at the end of its statement that no formal agreement has yet been reached between the Federal Ministry of Oil and the KRG on a timetable for the resumption of oil exports from Kurdistan.

https://baghdadtoday.news/279729-120.html

The Iraqi federal government has given the Kurdistan Regional Government a two-day deadline to begin handing over 100,000 barrels of oil per day for August, or risk cancellation of the Baghdad-Erbil agreement and non-payment of June salaries for civil servants, a KRG source told Zoom News.

The source added that once the Region reaches full production capacity, it must hand over 230,000 bpd to SOMO in line with the agreement.

https://x.com/zoomnewskrd/status/1950121954431611148

Https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/890521

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The attacks on the Kurdistan Region’s oil facilities, the Region’s civil servant salaries, and resumption of Kurdish oil exports were highlighted during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani.

https://thenewregion.com/posts/2771

On the recent wave of drone strikes on five KRG oilfields: much of the production halt is actually due to security concerns rather than actual damage, so once security issues are addressed, production can reach above 200,000 within days and return to 280,000+ in mere weeks:

https://x.com/KurdistanWatch/status/1947584857946648737

https://thenationalcontext.com/how-much-has-the-krgs-oil-production-been-disrupted-by-the-recent-drone-strikes/

“The Iraqi government began negotiations with Turkey in July 2024 in an effort to extend and modernize the agreement,” the official said. “The Turkish Ministry of Energy has since sent a letter expressing its desire to renew the deal, along with a draft proposal for a broader energy partnership.”

The draft agreement reportedly includes provisions for cooperation beyond crude oil, expanding into gas, petrochemical industries, and electricity, reflecting a deeper economic engagement between the two countries.

The Iraqi Oil Ministry is currently reviewing the draft and engaging in negotiations with the Turkish side to finalize a deal that serves the mutual interests of both nations.

https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/889911

Channel8 has learned that the KRG is expected to deliver 81,000 barrels of oil to SOMO today as part of the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil.

https://channel8.com/english/news/41439

https://x.com/zoomnewskrd/status/1947558898887500262

More Meetings......

Erbil, Baghdad Set for Crucial Talks on Salaries and Oil Exports.

High-level talks are set for Tuesday between Erbil and Baghdad to resolve disputes over oil exports and KRG salaries. Baghdad demands oil and revenue transfers first, but the KRG's production has been crippled by drone attacks.

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – High-level committees from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi federal government are scheduled to hold a crucial meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday to tackle the deeply contentious issues of public sector salaries and the resumption of the Kurdistan Region's oil exports, amid pressing questions over the implementation of their bilateral agreement.

The high-stakes meeting, set for Tuesday, aims to find a breakthrough on a deadlock that has left hundreds of thousands of KRG employees without pay, with Baghdad insisting on conditions that Erbil has struggled to meet due to external pressures.

https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/853143/erbil-baghdad-set-for-crucial-talks-on-salaries-and-oil-exports

Is it the right time NOW to come back.....

Remember, early days, they were rumours of them being interested in GKP

“ExxonMobil has conveyed its willingness to return to Iraq,” Oil Ministry undersecretary Bassim Khudair said in a statement carried by Iraq’s press on Thursday.

“The Company is currently in a stage of negotiations with Iraq for a new opportunity in the country’s oilfields…these moves are a positive indication of growing interest in Iraq’s oil industry by the US and other companies,” he added.

https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/oil-and-gas/exxonmobil-seeks-to-return-to-iraqs-oilfields-j1elzdxm

Iraqi Oil Ministry Report: Drone Attacks Slash Kurdistan Region’s Oil Production to 81,000 Barrels Per Day

A special committee from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil has concluded its assessment of oil production capacity in the Kurdistan Region, revealing that ongoing drone attacks have drastically reduced output to 81,000 barrels per day, according to information obtained exclusively by Channel8 from a senior Iraqi government source.

The committee finalized its findings and submitted its report to the Ministry of Oil earlier this evening. The report cites a significant decline in production due to repeated attacks on oil fields, which have forced several companies operating in the region to halt or reduce operations.

https://channel8.com/english/news/41381

ERBIL — Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court on Sunday rejected a legal bid to annul two multibillion-dollar energy agreements signed in May between the Kurdistan Region and major US oil companies, reinforcing the Kurdish region’s push for greater control over its natural resources despite federal objections.

The lawsuit was filed by Bassem al-Gharibawi, a member of Iraq’s parliamentary Oil, Gas, and Natural Resources Committee, who challenged the legality of the deals signed between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and US-based HKN Energy and WesternZagros.

The contracts, signed on May 19 in Washington DC under the supervision of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, aim to develop the Miran and Topkhana-Kurdamir fields—strategic sites believed to contain substantial oil and gas reserves.

https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/889746

https://x.com/thenewregion/status/1946892932528693333

ERBIL — Suicide drones that targeted oil facilities in the Kurdistan Region last week were launched from the Dibis district of Kirkuk province, a senior Kurdish official revealed on Saturday.

Aziz Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, made the announcement in a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter), citing the results of ongoing investigations into the attacks.

“The kamikaze drones that attacked oil fields in the Kurdistan Region last week originated from Dibis in Kirkuk,” Ahmad stated, without specifying which group was responsible.

https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/889693

#BREAKING: A committee from Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has arrived in the Kurdistan Region and is scheduled to visit the Region’s oil fields on Sunday to assess recent damage caused by drone attacks and evaluate production levels, in line with the recent Baghdad-Erbil agreement, a SOMO source told Zoom News.

https://x.com/zoomnewskrd/status/1946574295267708968

Iraq’s PMF on Saturday said the search operation in Nineveh, aimed at tracking down the parties responsible for the drone attacks on Kurdistan Region’s oil fields, is scheduled to continue for several days “until the source of the suspected threats is eliminated” - Statement

https://x.com/thenewregion/status/1946480137622434031

https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/889577

Iraqi security forces have launched a “large-scale search operation” in the Hatra Desert in the western Nineveh and Salahaddin sectors of the Joint Operations Command, aimed at tracking down the parties responsible for the recent attacks on oil fields in the Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Security Media Cell

https://x.com/thenewregion/status/1946214214592282650

https://baghdadtoday.news/278885-.html

US Congressman Joe Wilson warned that attacks by Iran-backed militias on American forces and oil companies in the Kurdistan Region will not be tolerated. He called for an end to the use of the US Federal Reserve for Iraqi oil funds and urged Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to take decisive action or face serious consequences.

https://x.com/zoomnewskrd/status/1946221512375341500

https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/852567/us-rep-threatens-to-block-iraqi-funds-over-kri-attacks

The agreement reflects a balance of carrot-and-stick approaches, as excessive pressure could have backfired, particularly given the U.S. element.

This temporary agreement, concluded after weeks of intensive negotiations involving American diplomats, appears designed primarily to ensure at least one salary payment reaches KRG employees, who will have been without pay for 80 days by the time the Iraqi finance ministry is scheduled to send May’s salary on Sunday.

Details....

https://thenationalcontext.com/the-erbil-baghdad-agreement-binds-the-krg-with-tough-conditions-as-drone-strikes-continue-to-hit-oil-infrastructure/

All sides are working on next steps. We will have more detailed updates as the agreements are finalized.

Security is essential. And written lifting/sales agreements are always required.

https://x.com/apikur_oil/status/1946171455592431657

Northern Pipeline Operator says there is "no preparation yet for restart of flows" and no specific time or date has been set for when it will resume.

https://x.com/RedboxWire/status/1946162136616767655

Iraq's Kurdistan Government Reports That Baghdad and Oil Companies Still Need to Decide How to Resume Oil Exports in Kurdish Region

https://x.com/RedboxWire/status/1946162559507411133

Iraq’s Kurdistan’s APIKUR reports oil exports through the northern pipeline will restart only if companies get final signed agreements

https://x.com/RedboxWire/status/1946162072183799836