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News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: ConocoPhillips buys into BP’s contract to redevelop Iraq’s supergiant Kirkuk oilfield

News channel or source: https://www.ft.com/content/8f8f57eb-1ec2-4a07-917c-0c646569ee7f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

Oil major will acquire a 42% stake as US groups return to Iraq to counter China’s growing influence over Opec member ...

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: ConocoPhillips to buy 42% stake in BP's Iraq Kirkuk oil venture

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/conocophillips-to-buy-42-stake-in-bp-s-iraq-kirkuk-oil-venture/ar-AA2880Ap
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

ConocoPhillips has agreed to acquire a 42% stake in bp's Kirkuk oil joint venture, gaining exposure to more than 3 billion barrels of recoverable resources in northern Iraq.

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: At least four killed after six blasts strike Iraq's Kirkuk

News channel or source: https://www.trtworld.com/article/12718414
Published on: Thursday 30 May 2019

Meanwhile, Daesh set fire to farmland overnight in a village in Iraq’s Kirkuk province killing one person and wounding seven others, police said on Thursday.

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: ConocoPhillips to buy 42% stake in Iraqi unit from BP as U.S. seeks to weaken Iran's energy hold

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/conocophillips-to-buy-42-stake-in-iraqi-unit-from-bp-as-us-seeks-to-weaken-irans-energy-hold/ar-AA286dJa
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

BP and ConocoPhillips are set to announce billions of dollars of new investments in Iraq on Friday.

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: Chevron, ConocoPhillips advance Iraq's Hormuz alternatives

News channel or source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/chevron-conocophillips-advance-iraqs-hormuz-alternatives
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

Oil agreements have been announced or are expected to be signed on Friday, toward the end of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi's visit to the United States.

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: US backs Iraq-Syria oil pipeline to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/us-backs-iraq-syria-oil-pipeline-to-bypass-the-strait-of-hormuz/ar-AA27XfIK
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

The United States is backing Iraq and Syria's efforts to rebuild the Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline as part of a broader strategy to diversify Iraqi oil exports away from the Strait of Hormuz.

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: Iraqi forces seize Kirkuk governor’s office in push against Kurds

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/clashes-between-iraqi-kurdish-troops-close-to-kirkuk-city/
Published on: Sunday 15 October 2017

Iraqi forces seized the Kirkuk governor’s office, key military sites and an oil field on Monday as they swept across the disputed province following soaring tensions over an independence referendum.

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: ConocoPhillips joins bp in Kirkuk oil field redevelopment in Iraq

News channel or source: https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/news/55391671/conocophillips-joins-bp-in-redevelopment-of-producing-iraq-oil-fields
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

The agreement, expected to close by yearend pending approvals, aims to revitalize four large-scale producing oil fields.

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: After Kirkuk, Kurdish forces pull out of more areas in Iraq

News channel or source: https://www.semissourian.com/news/after-kirkuk-kurdish-forces-pull-out-of-more-areas-in-iraq-2453222
Published on: Monday 16 October 2017

KIRKUK, Iraq -- Kurdish forces pulled out of disputed areas across northern and eastern Iraq on Tuesday, a day after handing the northern city of Kirkuk over to federal forces amid a tense standoff ...

News Iraq » Kirkuk » People: BP’s High-Stakes Return to Kirkuk

News channel or source: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/BPs-High-Stakes-Return-to-Kirkuk.html
Published on: Friday 31 January 2025

bp is set to return to Kirkuk’s oil sector in February 2025. This deal could strengthen both bp’s position in Iraq and Prime Minister Al-Sudani’s political standing. Challenges remain, including ...