The fourth bidding round is now scheduled for May 30-31, as the model contract evolves and IOCs get time to respond.
Politics
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Parliament committee could press for formal validation of existing oil deals with Baghdad and KRG, but efforts are being overshadowed by political crisis.
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Amidst a political breakdown, DPM Shahristani is taking a larger role, and the fourth bidding round and the start-up of new export infrastructure have been set back.
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The government's top energy official discusses ExxonMobil's options, fourth bidding round contract models, and federalism.
Iraqi political crisis as US completes pullout
American troops are gone, and a political crisis shows Iraq's old divisions may prove stronger than its fledgling institutions.
- Military ceremony marks the beginning of the unknown
- Q&A: Barham Salih
- Kurdish flag controversy highlights unresolved disputes
- Maliki coalition meets Sadr oil demands
- Southern oil provinces vie for autonomy
Exxon deal stokes territorial disputes
ExxonMobil risks violent reprisals because its controversial deals with the Kurdistan region are inflaming Iraq's internal territorial disputes, according to Iraqi leaders.
- Oil law deal unlikely this year
- Oil law negotiators hit reset
- Q&A: Ashti Hawrami
- Maliki to IOCs: us or them
- Oil law sees political progress
