Protests on the streets of Baghdad as election campaigning delayed and courts rush through appeals of banned candidates
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Dispute over labor law, attacks on workers, mark ongoing tension between Iraqi oil workers and the government.
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A civilian contractor has disappeared in Baghdad and now appears to feature in a militant group's video, raising fears that kidnap tactics may return to Iraq
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Rob Franklin, president of Exxon Mobil Upstream Ventures, speaks to Iraq Oil Report about tough negotiations with Iraq to finalize a contract for one of Iraq's biggest fields.
Lukoil finalizes super-giant W. Qurna 2
As the tenth and final oil deal is inked, oil minister reminds Iraqis that he negotiated the sweetest possible deals in effort to massively boost production.
Ten deals makes a happy minister
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani talks to Iraq Oil Report about what the recently signed oil deals means for Iraq, and what is left to do before KRG oil deals get the green light.
Kurd-Arab patrols rattle Kirkuk
Kurd, Arab and US soldiers are patrolling areas around the disputed, oil-rich city of Kirkuk, to the alarm of locals.
KRG names electricity minister
Posting was delayed as parties reshuffle after the July election and some key ministerial posts change hands.
Iraq deals could be boost to oil firms' books
Exxon Mobil is the biggest of the foreign oil firms with new deals in Iraq that are confident they can book the fields' reserves, make shareholders happy.
