Zero casualty and only equipment damage, but Ninewa attack on exploration company raises profile of security threats to the oil sector.
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A series of bombings Thursday targeted Shiites, killing at least 68, while a political conflict continues to stoke sectarian mistrust.
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Iraq's largest oil field has almost fully recovered from Tuesday's pipeline bombing, which took half of its production off line.
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Production in Iraq's largest oil field has been cut and exports may suffer after saboteurs bombed the same section of pipeline targeted in an October attack.
Q&A: The new head of Iraq's energy security
The head of the Energy Police, a new directorate in charge of all energy infrastructure protection, describes his organization and its challenges on the eve of the U.S. withdrawal.
- Security problems stymie Basra conference
- Rumaila production recovering after bombings
- Explosions considered terrorism in Basra oil field
- Oil companies forced to take taxis at Basra airport
- Oil Police doubles down on security
Violence shakes Iraq during Ramadan lull
Halfway through a relatively calm Ramadan, security is shattered by seemingly coordinated attacks nationwide.
- Sadrist surge aims to hasten U.S. withdrawal
- Targeted bombings massacre Kirkuk security forces
- Oil capital Basra scrambles for security
- UPDATE: Northern pipeline hard hit by bomb attack and smugglers
- Civilian feared kidnapped in Baghdad
