Iraqi officials worry oil export terminals are vulnerable with British Navy gone, but Americans assure vital export routes are safe for now.
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From Dhi Qar’s streets to Baghdad
Dhi Qar police chief Sabah al-Fatlawi, rumored to be a major security ministries player in the coming government, on whether the promise of the oil money flowing into the streets can keep persistent violence at bay.
Iraq to offer 82 percent of proven oil reserves to international oil companies
Plus: *Premier out of bidding for various, unconfirmed reasons *Talabani, Aso discuss oil ties *Sterling dishes KRG oil stakes to Korea, Addax *Electricity minister explains set backs, signs deals with GM and Siemens *Much, much more Iraq’s Oil Ministry Oct. 13 will not only take a major step forward to bringing foreign oil companies into […]
Shahristani in Parliament
Oil Minister summoned by Parliament as differences intensify in Iraq.
Maliki, oil and gas committee to meet on Iraq oil law
Draft version received in Parliament Sunday, kicked back to council of ministers for legal clarification Plus: *Japan envoy meets on Iraq oil *Chinese team expected in November *Industry Ministry workers demand pay promise *Reaction to U.S. attack on Syria-Iraq border *KBR accused of sticking U.S. taxpayers, shocking American workers in Iraq *Fallujah sewage project at […]
Q&A: Abdul Mahdy al-Ameedi, head of Iraq’s oil contracts
Despite operating under a caretaker Cabinet, the Oil Ministry's contracting chief is trying to sustain momentum on the 5th bidding round and other major projects.
Iraqis are left without fuel or electricity …
Plus: *Iraq Oil Ministry, Big Oil to meet in Jordan this week *Deadline to register for upcoming oil tenders delayed *2008 budget delayed, Kurd vs. Arab continues *Iraq Press Roundup *Is the surge working? A worthless question. *and more... You can't have one without the other, but with many of Iraq's power plants shut and […]
Zalmay Khalilzad’s take on Iraq – Part 1
The former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq runs a consulting firm focused on Iraq investments and has just been named to Norwegian oil firm DNO, whose Kurdish projects have stoked controversy. He talks to Iraq Oil Report.
Obama outlines U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, war
President Barack Obama said Iraqis will no longer see U.S. troops in their streets "by the end of 2011," which he said was in line with the Status Of Forces Agreement signed between Iraq and the United States. The troop drawdown has already been started and "by August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq […]
Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government signs oil exploration deal with South Korea
Media reports from Seoul say a Korea National Oil Corp.-led consortium has signed oil contracts with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government. The contracts were not verified by the KRG, which typically issues announcements when oil contracts are signed, Ben Lando reports for United Press International. It has signed more than 20 production-sharing contracts since 2004, despite […]
Q&A: US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen
The veteran American investigator talks about the large-scale, institutionalized corruption that continues to plague Iraq, including the recent shakeup at the Central Bank.
Summer is Coming: The Crucible for the New Iraqi Government
In Baghdad this month, the mood is generally positive. A new government has been formed and higher oil prices (the recent decline notwithstanding) have given Iraq a stake of cash with which to address its problems. Despite continuing insecurity in the mixed areas between Baghdad and Mosul, levels of violence remain low. While most Westerners — […]
Baghdadis resigned to sporadic violence
They say it will continue to plague the city for some time, but won’t stop them getting on with their lives.