Demonstrators blocked roads near the Majnoon oil field over the past week, claiming that Royal Dutch Shell has reneged on promises to provide jobs.
Beyond the Headlines
Provincial powers law challenge ended, new one begins
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi followed through on a promise to end the legal challenge, started by his predecessor, to the 2013 amendments of the Provincial Powers Law, but initiated a review that could make further changes.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 30, 2014
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
KRG receiving second $500 million oil payment
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is receiving a second payment from Baghdad, for oil supplied to Iraq’s federal oil marketing authority under a Nov. 13 confidence-building deal.
Gulf Keystone tests for pipeline exports
The Kurdistan region’s fourth-largest oil producer is evaluating whether to add its production to the pipeline export blend, instead of trucking it 1,000 kilometers to Turkey's Dortyol port.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 16, 2014
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 9, 2014
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
KRG makes first IOC payments for piped oil
Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has made its first payment to international oil companies for oil exported independent of Baghdad by pipeline.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 2, 2014
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
KRG receives payment under interim oil deal
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has received most of an oil payment promised by Baghdad, the latest sign of progress for a temporary oil deal that may improve the prospects for negotiations over Iraq’s 2015 federal budget and oil disputes.