A battle for control of the province’s oil development combusted, as local and federal security forces faced off.
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Fifty years after the cartel was founded in Baghdad, Iraq is attempting to overcome political and technical obstacles to snatch the oil crown from the Saudis.
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Turkey's energy minister sits down with Iraq Oil Report to discuss energy cooperation, gas supplies for Nabucco, energy imports without Baghdad's approval and the new terms for the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline.
Pipeline deals prepare Iraq for export boom
Needing infrastructure upgrades to meet oil growth targets, Iraq extends Turkish export agreement, plans three pipelines to Syria.
Expanding oilfields versus ancient farmlands
In a zero-sum game of real estate, Basra farmers are losing their ancestral lands and livelihoods to Iraq’s oil boom.
Oil capital Basra scrambles for security
A week after Basra and a dozen other cities were struck by coordinated bombings and shootings, life stalls.
Gas fields bidding round delayed to Oct. 20
Two new companies buy data packages for auction of three natural gas fields, which has been delayed again due to IOC concerns over contracts and politics.
Turkey eyes Iraq as major energy partner
Turkey's energy minister sits down with Iraq Oil Report to discuss energy cooperation, gas supplies for Nabucco, energy imports without Baghdad's approval and the new terms for the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline.
