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US firms sign $60B in deals with Iraq

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, from the development of Jul 17, 2026

Newest development Jul 18, 2026 · 2 reportsIraq signs 48 deals with US companies during PM’s visit to Washington

WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf.

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    US firms sign $60B in deals with Iraq

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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    Iraq signs 48 deals with US companies during PM’s visit to Washington

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

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  1. Green Field Reporter

    US oil firms sign deals with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf. The deals, signed at the U.S.

  2. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker- Oil firms alternative routes (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    U.S. oil firms signed roughly $60 billion in agreements with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes.

  3. The Hill

    US firms sign energy and other deals with Iraq after Trump touts its oil (opens The Hill)

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    U.S. firms signed several oil-related and other deals with Iraq on Friday, days after President Trump said the two sides would be “doing a lot of deals” because of the Middle Eastern nation’s oil. Among the U.S. companies that signed energy-related deals during an event at the U.S.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Iraq signs deals with Western oil firms, including to revive Syria pipeline (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Deal with Chevron aims to rebuild a crude oil pipeline that runs from Iraq's oil-rich Kirkuk to Syria's Baniyas.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US firms sign $60B in deals with Iraq (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Iraq signs 48 deals with US companies during PM’s visit to Washington (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The deals include rebuilding the long-defunct Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, which could bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

  7. Revolver News

  8. End Time Headlines

    US oil firms finalize $60 BILLION agreements with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes (opens End Time Headlines)

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    End Time Headlines's feed description

    U.S. energy firms have finalized approximately $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government, with several initiatives aimed at establishing new routes for transporting oil from the Persian Gulf region, bypassing vulnerable chokepoints. The pacts were signed Friday at the U.S.

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