With oil production set to boom, Iraq is facing an increasing risk of oil-related disaster, and environmental officials say the country isn’t ready to handle a major spill.
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Alleged fuel smuggling from Kurdish region to Iran highlights gaps in UN-mandated monitoring of Iraqi oil money.
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Energy minister delivers another blow to unions that global labor recognizes but Saddam-era laws still prohibit.
IOCs and ministries air concerns in long haul to 12.5 M bpd
Progress but no solutions to potential obstacles, as global oil companies contracted to dramatically increase oil production meet in closed-door symposium with Iraqi oil and other ministries.
Iraq's Oil Service Contracts: An Overview
Full speech given by Thamir Ghadhban, chairman of the advisory commission to the Iraqi Prime Minister, at the Iraq Oil Symposium July 18, 2010, attended by officials from international oil companies, foreign embassies and Iraqi ministries.
Major oil export development highlights security questions
Iraq awards Foster Wheeler contract to oversee massive southern oil export expansion, as top U.S. military official says foreign forces may be needed to protect oil exports after 2011.
Electricity shortfall hits poor Iraqis hardest
Those who can’t afford expensive generators or the fuel to run them suffer the greatest discomforts and dangers of Iraq’s extreme summer heat.
