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Rumaila

Rumaila is currently reduced (since March 17, 2026): Southern Iraqi output was slashed in March (Basra Oil Co. ~3.3 to ~0.9 mb/d; force majeure 20 Mar). Iraq said exports reached ~2 mb/d in August, the highest since the war began, mostly via Hormuz and partly via Ceyhan.

Updated November 8, 2026 · View on the live map →

Sources: Middle East Forum — What does Iraq's force majeure declaration mean for energy markets? · Arab News — Iraqi daily oil exports in August highest since start of war: minister

Overview

Iraq. Supergiant field. ~1.5M bpd. Operated by BP/PetroChina JV. ~17 billion barrels remaining. Iraq's single largest producing field.

Geopolitical context

Iraq's post-2003 oil development has been dominated by Technical Service Contracts (TSCs) that give international oil companies fees rather than equity — a model designed to preserve Iraqi sovereignty over resources. The BP/PetroChina JV operating Rumaila is a notable example of UK-Chinese commercial cooperation in a US-liberated territory. Rumaila sits near the Kuwait border in the same geological formation as Burgan, and border disputes over the field were part of Iraq's 1990 justification for invading Kuwait.

Role in chokepoint scenarios

Recent developments

November 8, 2026 · policy reported

Iraq says it reached understandings with US to keep oil exports moving through Hormuz

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told Al Jazeera that Baghdad has reached understandings with Washington to keep Iraqi crude moving through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman. He put Iraq's combined losses from the Iran war and the export disruptions at $60 billion. Iraqi energy officials said exports recovered in October to about 3.5 million barrels a day, up from 2.65 million bpd in September, after a sharp drop the month before. Reuters could not independently confirm the terms of the arrangement.

Sources: Reuters, via gCaptain — Iraq Has Reached Understandings With US To Allow Oil Exports Through Hormuz
March 20, 2026 · infrastructure reported

Iraq declares force majeure on foreign-operated fields as Basra exports halt

Iraq's oil ministry declared force majeure on 20 March on fields operated by foreign companies after ordering shutdowns on 17 March; Basra Oil Company cut output from ~3.3 mb/d to ~0.9 mb/d with southern exports halted by the Hormuz closure. Rumaila had already cut up to 700 kb/d.

Sources: Middle East Forum — What does Iraq's force majeure declaration mean for energy markets?

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