Companies

Vierbuchen, president of ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures, shakes hands with al-Ameedi, deputy director-general at PCLD, after signing a deal in Baghdad

Exxon still quiet on Kurdish deals

Exxon declined to report its KRG deals in a quarterly filing, but disclosure rules could require the company to break its silence in February.

  • Passengers wait to go through customs at Baghdad International Airport. (MOHAMMED AMEEN/Reuters)

    Iraq aims to reduce IOC red tape

    PM Maliki has ordered his government to ease logistical restrictions that have slowed foreign oil development, though companies have not yet seen improvements.

  • Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani, then Oil Minister at the Jan. 25, 2010, signing ceremony for West Qurna 1 with executives from ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

    Iraq talks tough with Exxon

    As negotiations with Exxon begin, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani said the Iraqi government won't condone contracts signed with Kurdistan.

  • Exxon delegation

    Analysis: What was Exxon thinking?

    Exxon risked its stake in a super-giant Iraqi field and cast its lot with Kurdistan. The gamble might not be as risky as it seems.

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