The recent election in Iraqi Kurdistan ushered in a new era for the region’s media, posing fresh challenges for news organisations, the government and the parliament.
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How leaked documents find their way to Iraqi media
Every now and then, Iraqi political and media figures leak official documents from various government departments to satellite channels such as Al-Baghdadia TV and Al-Sharqiya TV, social networking sites and digital newspapers such as Al-Masalah and Al-Ghad. Some of these documents are authentic, as employees succeed in taking pictures of them while working in government institutions. They are then sold to be published in the media. […]
Q&A: Iraq’s chief auditor Abdulbasit Turki Saeed
The president of the federal Board of Supreme Audit, Abdulbasit Turki Saeed, tells Iraq Oil Report about his efforts to investigate Kurdistan's oil sector.
Q&A: PUK Co-President Lahur Talabany
The co-leader of Kurdistan's second-largest party discusses politicized oil policies, factionalized leadership, security risks, and Iraq's national budget.
February oil sales rise on higher northern exports
Increase of 94,000 bpd mainly due to higher volumes of both KRG and federal exports via Turkey.
Iraqi Ambassador visits Stanford for Hoover Institution conference on Saddam-era documents
His Excellency Lukman Faily, Ambassador of The Republic of Iraq to the United States, visited Stanford on Monday in advance of attending a conference at the Hoover Institution related to the modern history of Iraq. The conference, entitled “Totalitarianism in Saddam’s Iraq: Documents as a Window to a Dictatorship,” is centered around a set of […]
Documents reveal how ISIL ran areas under its control
Documents from ISIL-held areas in Iraq have shed light on the armed group's tough rules of internal governance and the fate awaiting fighters who violated its code of conducts and laws. Obtained by Al Jazeera, the files also provide further evidence about the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant's structure and level of organisation. The documents were seized […]
Iraq crude exports steady in March
Oil sales were undiminished in March despite the Oil Ministry recommitting to supplemental OPEC-plus cuts that now extend through June.
April exports rise by 200k bpd
Countrywide oil sales have rebounded to their highest level in two years, although infrastructure bottlenecks threaten to limit further increases.
February oil exports rebound
After a lower OPEC-plus quota appeared to dampen Iraqi exports in January, oil sales bounced back in February.
Iraqi exports finish down year with a December surge
Nationwide oil sales dropped in 2023 due to the northern pipeline outage, but federal exports hit a four-year high in December.
Exports edge upward, but northern pipeline remains offline
Baghdad has compensated for lost exports via Turkey with increased southern oil sales, but KRG exports remain entirely offline.
Oil exports rise for second consecutive month
KRG crude exports are still shut in due to the northern pipeline outage, but federal exports have increased further, nearing the maximum capacity of outdated Basra Gulf infrastructure.
Iraq crude oil production up in July as KRG oil trickles back online
Exports and output are rising, but Kurdistan's oil industry is still in crisis due to the northern pipeline outage.
Iraqi exports hold above 3.4 million bpd in August
Iraq is pushing the limits of its outdated southern export infrastructure as a dispute with Turkey is keeping the northern pipeline system offline.
Iraq oil exports steady in September
Crude sales averaged above 3.4 million for the third straight month as Iraq maxes out southern export outlets.
Iraq, Shell: gas deal not a monopoly, as documents and top lawmaker contend
Plus: *Iraq oil law expected next week in Parliament *Northern Iraq oil exports stopped on Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline blast *Six state oil firms added to bidding list *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Officials at Royal Dutch Shell and the Iraqi Oil Ministry refute claims that a proposed gas joint venture would have exclusive access to Basra […]
Q&A: Bafel Talabani, President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
The PUK leader discusses deteriorating political rivalries within Kurdistan and their impact on both gas development and impending negotiations with Baghdad over oil rights.
January oil exports dip as Iraq begins year of OPEC constraints
Both federal and KRG oil sales fell slightly as OPEC-plus gave no sign of lifting production caps.
October exports hit 8-month high
The northern export pipeline was offline for a seventh straight month, but Iraq has now compensated for about half the lost volumes with increased oil sales via southern outlets.
Oil exports and revenues slump in November
Export volumes are expected to slide further as Iraq makes new OPEC-plus commitment to support prices with reduced output.
Iraq rakes in record $115.7 billion in 2022 oil revenue
High global prices led to record annual oil revenues for both the federal government and the KRG.
April exports decline as pipeline shutdown continues
Federal Iraqi exports increased slightly, but nationwide exports dropped steeply due to the total shutdown of the northern pipeline system and KRG oil sales.
March oil exports slump by 200,000 bpd due to pipeline halt
Iraq's northern exports remain offline in the aftermath of a landmark arbitration win against Turkey, with restart timing still unclear.