For the first time since the invasion of Iraq in 2003 an Iraqi city has 24-hour power supply.
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Q&A: Crescent Petroleum CEO Majid Jafar
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.
Iraq’s oil capitals Basra and Kirkuk have six-month make-or-break window in 2008 …
Plus: *Kirkuk oil stopped, Ceyhan filled *Future of Kirkuk *Baghdad Park Bridges Sectarian Divide *Much, much more Iraq's crude capital, Basra, and perhaps its most controversial city, Kirkuk, also flush with oil, face a formidable 2008. The futures of both depend on how the post-2003 power vacuum plays out, though the latter could be settled […]
Iraqi Kurds vs. Baghdad heats up over oil deals … Kirkuk vote unclear … Unspinning the Surge … Remembering Basra
Iraqi Kurds issued a scathing rebuke of Iraq's oil minister, who has warned companies signing deals in the north will be kept out of the rest of the country. "Our contracts with the (international oil companies) are both constitutional and legal within the framework of the Kurdistan Oil and Gas Law, the only existing framework […]
Two new oil companies, six new provinces
Baghdad expands state oil sector in south and carves out potential new provinces in restive areas in the north where politics are always at play.
Q&A: Judge Jasem Mohammad Abbood, head of the Federal Supreme Court
Judge Abbood discusses the legal reach of the court following the ruling invalidating the KRG’s oil deals, the disputed legal status of the Iraqi National Oil Company, and legal challenges to changing the dinar exchange rate.
Oil in Parliament’s scope
Iraq’s oil minister is in the midst of a two-day session explaining oil matters to fired-up MPs. Meanwhile, the Nassiriya project is delayed until after bidding round.