Basra leaders accused the Electricity Ministry of incompetence after a two-day blackout incited angry residents to protest, amidst 131-degree heat.
Energy
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Iraq's Kurdish region is meeting nearly all its power needs by investing in natural gas fields – and, in a strategic calculation, it's willing to share.
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After years of negotiations, Shell inks a 25-year gas company joint venture with Iraq, making it the largest investor in the country's oil sector.
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Days before Shell and Iraq are to formalize a new gas company, Basra's local government has voted to file a lawsuit challenging the deal.
Basra protests Baghdad’s power failures
Basra leaders accused the Electricity Ministry of incompetence after a two-day blackout incited angry residents to protest, amidst 131-degree heat.
- New power minister promises review
- Corruption court seeks ex-electricity minister’s arrest
- After contracting debacle, Shahristani to head Electricity Ministry
- Maliki officially requests Electricity Minister resignation
- Electricity Ministry defiant as investigation begins
Gas fuels Kurdistan’s power politics
Iraq's Kurdish region is meeting nearly all its power needs by investing in natural gas fields – and, in a strategic calculation, it's willing to share.
- Shell gets its gas deal
- Basra leaders threaten lawsuit
- Cabinet approves Shell gas deal
- Wasted money, global concern over Iraq’s persistent gas flaring
- Akkas deal finally signed
