Chevron plans to sign deal with Iraq on July 17
July 16, 2026 at 3:00 pm, EDT Signage outside Chevron headquarters in Houston. (Mark Felix/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Chevron expects to sign a non-binding agreement with Iraq on July 17 that will advance negotiations on a pipeline bypassing West Qurna-2, Nasiriyah and the Strait of Hormuz. The Hormuz disruption forced Iraq to cut oil production by