Oil prices sink, production slows, the economy recedes and Iraqi politics: the perfect storm for Iraq’s oil sector.
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Q&A: Gary Vogler
The longest-serving American in Iraq's oil sector gives an insider's account of tactical victories, strategic blunders, and hidden agendas in post-2003 reconstruction.
In the theatre of oil, the politics of Iraq
The grand oil auction Dec. 11 and 12 required a breakout performance for Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani in time for the national elections.
Oil laws not likely before January election
Parliament likely to approve income tax on foreign oil firms, long-awaited package of oil-related laws will be up to the next government due to elections and politics-as-usual.
A different Iraq oil law approved
Council of Ministers end-around feuding factions – for now – and move to restart the national oil company with support of key political blocks.
Kurdish oil boom begins
Despite major unresolved political disputes, exports hit record levels from Iraqi Kurdistan, which is looking to expand production further as companies begin collecting the payout from Baghdad.
Q&A: Ihsan Ismaael, Oil Minister and President of INOC
Iraq's top oil leader discusses implementation of a mega-deal with TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil's exit, and the aftermath of a landmark court ruling on Kurdistan's oil sector.
For IOCs seeking cash flow, KRG local market falls short
With Kurdistan's export pipeline tangled in politics, beleaguered oil producers hoped they could make ends meet with domestic sales – but demand has been uneven at best.
Iraq fights for transparency bid
Overcoming resistance from companies favoring secrecy, Iraq has published the first report on its road to international transparency certification.
Iraq and the Oil Overshadowed
As the U.S. and world media play with President’s Bush and Ahmadinejad, there is a slowdown of Iraq energy related information. However, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani is none too pleased with the KRG. Also in today’s Iraq Oil Report, Iraq offers Jordan more discounts to the oil. Plus, at the end, I’ll supply some details […]
Q&A: Falah Alamri, Director General of SOMO
Days before a major meeting among the world's largest oil producers, Iraq's export chief discusses depressed Kirkuk prices and a big plan for marketing Basra crude.
As Kurdistan oil booms, deal-making accelerates
Erbil has entered an exuberant season of mergers and acquisitions, as super-majors rush in and smaller companies feel the pressure – from shareholders and the KRG – to cash out.
Chevron increases stake in Iraqi Kurdistan oil
American oil major notified of winning bid for Qara Dagh, the company's third block.
Iraq’s Oil Politics: Where Agreement Might Be Found
In Iraq, oil contracting and revenue sharing are not simply technical or commercial matters but rather proxies for differing conceptions among Iraq’s communities of the country and their place within it.
Iraq oil contract disputed in new report commissioned by Parliament energy committee
Plus: *Read the entire draft Technical Service Contract *Oil Ministry gives more info on oil fields to companies *Russia's Lukoil, Italy's Edison express interest in fields on Istanbul sidelines *Missan Oil Co. preps for new well drilling *Technip awarded new Karbala refinery *Oil to Jordan slowed by technicalities *Violence rocks powder keg Mosul, Shiite pilgrimage […]
KRG prepares to link pipeline to politics
A new Kurdistan export pipeline is being readied to tie into the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline within Iraqi territory but after the federal Oil Ministry's final metering station.
The Baiji refinery and the surge
In an excerpt from his new book, “Iraq and the Politics of Oil,” former U.S. oil official Gary Vogler narrates the high-stakes struggles over Iraq’s largest refinery.
Q&A: Abdul Mahdy al-Ameedi, chief of Iraq oil contracts
The head of the Oil Ministry's Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate discusses negotiations with Exxon, Iraq's new oil contract terms, the future of Kirkuk, and much more.
Q&A: Habat al-Halbusi, chair of the Parliament Oil and Energy Committee
The MP leading Parliament's oversight of Iraq's oil and electricity sectors discusses the importance of gas development and the status of INOC legislation.
Baghdad regains control in oil disputes
Maliki’s government is using harsh tactics to reassert itself against Kurdistan’s increasingly autonomous oil policy, while the core disputes remain unresolved.
Q&A: Falah Alamri, director general of SOMO
Iraq's top oil salesman discusses the future of Basra Heavy, the choices necessary to implement the OPEC quota deal, and making more money on Kirkuk oil sales.
Iraq Oil Report Update for Friday, September 07, 2007
There was lots of chatter about any movement of the oil law at the opening reception of the second Iraq oil conference this week here in Dubai. Nothing has changed since my story from Tuesday. Today's Iraq Oil Report includes updates on various aspects of Iraq's oil and energy sector, and plenty of context to […]
Iraqi oil politics
Disputes over how oil sector should be managed, controlled will culminate in Parliament questioning of oil minister.