Recent attacks highlight decreasing vulnerability of oil and gas infrastructure and increasing ability of Iraq’s security forces to respond.
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Q&A: Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani
Iraq's top energy official discusses ExxonMobil, the KRG budget proposal, the status of fighting in Anbar and more.
Corruption stemmed at Beiji refinery – but for how long?
The director general of the Beiji oil refinery, Ali al-Obaidi, sees a future of violence and corruption that could cripple the facility he saved two years ago.
Regionalization battle in Basra, Iraq oil capital, takes next step
Plus: *2011 given as Oil Police readiness *Cabinet approves GE and Siemens deal *U.S.'s Iraq reconstruction effort criticized in draft report *Zebari at U.N. for oil funds protection *Much more Basrawis will be asked to allow a vote on the future governance structure of their province beginning today. Proponents of the plan to create a […]
Q&A: Kurdistan Region VP Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa
The former Peshmerga leader and PUK politburo member reflects on the priorities and crises facing the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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: Former Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie
Top Maliki confidante gives his candid take on Iraq's political landscape, oil disputes and security crisis as national elections loom.
Maliki security consolidation prompts Kurdish outcry
The prime minister is increasing his direct control over security forces in Iraq's most sensitive disputed areas – straining tensions and gaining key leverage over Kurdistan.
Wasit leaders defy Oil Ministry in armed standoff at Ahdab
A battle for control of the province’s oil development combusted, as local and federal security forces faced off.
Kirkuk oil guards suffer payment delays as security risks grow
One of Iraq's most effective ways of securing oil infrastructure has been to enlist locals as guards, but now cash flows are drying up just as an insurgency intensifies.
Tensions rise over alleged intrusion at Kirkuk oil wells
Iraq's North Oil Company has accused the KRG of trying to grab control of oil wells at Bai Hassan field, reflecting a long history of mistrust and political friction.
Q&A: NOC chief Farid al-Jadir
To raise output from its fields, the state-run North Oil Company needs to contend with a trifecta of security, financial, and political crises.
Q&A: Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush
Iraq is racing to improve electricity service in time for summer — and reduce dependence on Iranian energy imports — with new cross-border tie lines, more generation capacity, and initiatives to rein in demand.
North Iraq pipeline bombings continue
For the second time in less than a week, saboteurs bombed a pipeline supplying refined fuel to Ninewa province from the Baiji refinery.
Beyond the Headlines: Jan. 2-8
Kirkuk clashes with NOC Anbar federalism debate continues Cabinet OKs draft investment treaty Iraq seeks more Iranian energy