Iraq ends year unveiling oil and gas fields for second bidding round

Iraq on Wednesday opened up some of its most prized oil and gas fields to international firms that have been excluded for decades, part of new deals that could more than double its output within a few years, Ahmed Rasheed reports for Reuters. In a second bid round, following on from one earlier this year, [...]

Iraq Oil Report Quick Roundup

*Oil Prices to Hit Reconstruction *Oil Unions Prep for Elections *Electricity Police Planned for Cooperation with Oil Police *U.S. Forces Start Basra Transition with British *Alive in Baghdad: Mosques in Iraq's Civil War *Iraq Press Roundup Plummeting oil prices may force Iraq's government to slow ambitious reconstruction plans, and the country could face a budget [...]

Oil hub Kirkuk sees massive bombing during political lunch

EDITOR'S NOTE: Two people have pointed out corrections, or rather clarifications, that it is necessary to make to this post. I have left the original as a reminder of the risk of becoming detached. 1. The second paragraph of the first story should read: Yaseen Taha and Adam Ashton offer the most personal account and [...]

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Iraqis find dialogue on oil issues in London

Plus: *Oil prices spark need for more oil to meet budget *Could help Iraq in long run *Increase oil production needs investment *KRG responds to Maliki *India’s ONGC third in line for Saddam deal renegotiate *The Trains of Iraq *Iraq Press Roundup *U.N. may need pact with U.S. in Iraq A conference to connect Iraq [...]

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