Interviews

Security forces at the site of a burning oil pipeline near the northern city of Kirkuk on July 3, 2006. Security has improved since then. But a series of attacks this month have renewed concerns over the stability of northern oil exports. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraq-Turkey Pipeline sabotage continues

Persistent bombings have continued to disrupt Iraq's northern export pipeline, with repairs delayed by security problems.

  • Alaa Mohie el-Deen, the head of Iraq's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, gives a press conference in February 2013. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)

    Q&A: Alaa Mohie el-Deen

    The leader of Iraq's push for oil sector transparency discusses Iraq's latest EITI report, as well as the challenges of integrating Kurdistan into the process.

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    Q&A: Gen. James Jones

    The former national security adviser to President Obama calls for a U.S. policy shift that would embrace Iraqi Kurdistan's oil deals.

  • Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani. (KAMARAN NAJM/Metrography/Iraq Oil Report)

    Q&A: Hussain al-Shahristani

    Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy discusses KRG exports, ExxonMobil's looming deadline, and a new production target to reach by 2017.

Q&A: WesternZagros CEO Simon Hatfield

WesternZagros CEO Simon Hatfield. (SOURCE: WesternZagros)

The head of one of the first companies to sign with the KRG discusses the path to commerciality.

Q&A: Peshmerga General Secretary Jabar Yawar Manda

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As Kurdish and federal security forces square off in the disputed areas of Salahaddin province, the Peshmerga Ministry's general secretary paints a dire picture.

Q&A: US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen

SIGIR chief Stuart Bowen (right) with other inspectors general at a Congressional war contracting hearing in 2010. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images)

The veteran American investigator talks about the large-scale, institutionalized corruption that continues to plague Iraq, including the recent shakeup at the Central Bank.

Q&A: Garraf Oilfield Director Settar Mahdi Jabara

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The Garraf field leader discusses the status of drilling and the well program to reach initial production.

Q&A: Crescent Petroleum CEO Majid Jafar

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A key leader in the development of the Khor Mor gas field, Majid Jafar discusses the project that has fueled Kurdistan's economic boom and become Exhibit A in the argument for reforming Iraqi gas policy.

Q&A: Chief auditor and acting Central Bank head Abdulbasit Turki Saeed

The president of the Iraqi federal Board of Supreme Audit, Abdulbasit Turki Saeed. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

In his first interview as interim head of the Central Bank, Iraq's lead auditor discusses the new KRG-Baghdad export agreement, as well as his priorities for the CBI.

Q&A: Iraq analyst Raad Alkadiri

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A widely sought consultant and veteran Iraq observer, Raad Alkadiri shares his insight into the effect of the country's political crises on oil investment.

Q&A: IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol

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The principal author of the IEA's exhaustive new report on Iraq discusses why he believes the country will drive the growth of world energy supplies for decades.


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