Security forces arrested 37 for illegal demonstration but province officials blame central government for shorting energy supply.
Energy
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Energy expert Luay Jawadal-Khatteeb calls Shell’s associated gas deal “unethical,” explains why Iraq needs a gas master plan that will meet domestic needs first.
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Baghdad suffers the worst of fuel shortages, as heat wave overwhelms Iraq’s electrical grid and drives demand for generator fuel.
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Iraqi deputy minister confirms deal was reached during recent Baghdad meets to ship Iranian gas into Iraq and then to Syria, likely Europe next.
Shahristani clamps down on electricity unions
Energy minister delivers another blow to unions that global labor recognizes but Saddam-era laws still prohibit.
- Electricity shortfall hits poor Iraqis hardest
- Shahristani given temporary power portfolio
- Iraq’s Electricity Minister Resigns
- Power protests
- Low tide for Iraq’s hydropower plants
Iraqi nat gas future bright, though uncertain
Iraqi officials and IOC execs meet in Istanbul, altering plans for the upcoming auction of three fields, amid rumors of a gas deal with Iran.
- Details of Shell gas deal emerge
- Shell gas deal sees movement, not finality
- Sept. 1 auction for three gas fields
- Third auction: Iraq puts three gas fields on the block
- Basra gas deal with Shell stalled
