Iraq Oil Report » Economics http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:55:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Anbar sets terms for investment http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/anbar-sets-terms-for-investment-6410/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anbar-sets-terms-for-investment http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/anbar-sets-terms-for-investment-6410/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:24:30 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6410 IRAQ-ENERGY/AKKASAnbar's governor is aiming to create a business climate that attracts investment while putting his province's needs first.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/anbar-sets-terms-for-investment-6410/feed/ 0 Iraq oil money retains US protection http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/iraq-oil-money-retains-us-protection-5924/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-oil-money-retains-us-protection http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/iraq-oil-money-retains-us-protection-5924/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:25:29 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5924 Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari takes his seat before the start of a high-level United Nations Security Council meeting at UN headquarters December 15, 2010 in New York City. The Security Council is taking steps to restore Iraq's international standing by lifting sanctions including those that barred the country from obtaining a civilian nuclear program. On July 1, 2011, Iraq was officially free of UN sanctions restricting its oil revenues. (MARIO TAMA/Getty Images)American immunities still protect Iraqi money held in U.S., but expiration of U.N. sanctions leaves other assets vulnerable to reparations and debt claims.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/iraq-oil-money-retains-us-protection-5924/feed/ 1 Iraq to lose UN protections on oil money http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/iraq-to-lose-un-protections-on-oil-money-5226/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-to-lose-un-protections-on-oil-money http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/iraq-to-lose-un-protections-on-oil-money-5226/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:01:23 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5226 Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari takes his seat before the start of a high-level United Nations Security Council meeting at UN headquarters December 15, 2010 in New York City. The Security Council is taking steps to restore Iraq's international standing by lifting sanctions including those that barred the country from obtaining a civilian nuclear program. On July 1, 2011, Iraq was officially free of UN sanctions restricting its oil revenues. (MARIO TAMA/Getty Images)Iraq has six months to reach payment deals with Kuwait and other creditors, a doable but critical task that will make or break the country’s financial foundations.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/iraq-to-lose-un-protections-on-oil-money-5226/feed/ 0 Plans vague, rely on oil http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/plans-vague-rely-on-oil-4499/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plans-vague-rely-on-oil http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/plans-vague-rely-on-oil-4499/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 00:52:30 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4499 Iraqi workers build the base of a small bridge in central Baghdad on May 12, 2010, as part of municipal projects aimed at helping ease traffic in the congested Iraqi capital. (ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images)A new 5-year plan for economic and social development in Iraq offers little details, but relies on oil exports to double and fund projects that will only succeed if security improves.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/plans-vague-rely-on-oil-4499/feed/ 0 Obama continues U.S. immunity from claims to Iraq's oil dollars http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/obama-continues-u-s-immunity-from-claims-to-iraqs-oil-dollars-4461/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obama-continues-u-s-immunity-from-claims-to-iraqs-oil-dollars http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/obama-continues-u-s-immunity-from-claims-to-iraqs-oil-dollars-4461/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 19:56:51 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4461 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/obama-continues-u-s-immunity-from-claims-to-iraqs-oil-dollars-4461/feed/ 0 Production-sharing contracts: a dying breed? http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/production-sharing-contracts-a-dying-breed-3780/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=production-sharing-contracts-a-dying-breed http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/production-sharing-contracts-a-dying-breed-3780/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:34:44 +0000 Alice Fordham http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3780 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/production-sharing-contracts-a-dying-breed-3780/feed/ 0 Sour grapes refined to wine in post-oil auction Diyala http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/sour-grapes-refined-to-wine-in-post-oil-auction-diyala-3677/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sour-grapes-refined-to-wine-in-post-oil-auction-diyala http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/sour-grapes-refined-to-wine-in-post-oil-auction-diyala-3677/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:23:07 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3677 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/sour-grapes-refined-to-wine-in-post-oil-auction-diyala-3677/feed/ 0 Maliki at oil transparency launch: 'corruption is treason' http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/maliki-at-oil-transparency-launch-corruption-is-treason-3664/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maliki-at-oil-transparency-launch-corruption-is-treason http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/maliki-at-oil-transparency-launch-corruption-is-treason-3664/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:28:02 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3664 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/maliki-at-oil-transparency-launch-corruption-is-treason-3664/feed/ 0 2010 budget stuck on KRG oil exports http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/2010-budget-stuck-on-krg-oil-exports-3655/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2010-budget-stuck-on-krg-oil-exports http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/2010-budget-stuck-on-krg-oil-exports-3655/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:56:30 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3655 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/2010-budget-stuck-on-krg-oil-exports-3655/feed/ 0 Checklist: the $11B spent on reconstruction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/checklist-the-11b-spent-on-reconstruction-by-the-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-3126/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=checklist-the-11b-spent-on-reconstruction-by-the-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/checklist-the-11b-spent-on-reconstruction-by-the-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-3126/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:02:10 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3126 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/economics/checklist-the-11b-spent-on-reconstruction-by-the-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-3126/feed/ 2