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Iraq Oil Report » Energy Sector http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:11:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 First foreign oil company attacked http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/first-foreign-oil-company-attacked-7107/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-foreign-oil-company-attacked http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/first-foreign-oil-company-attacked-7107/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:05:56 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7107

An oil worker walks past a line of trucks used for conducting seismic survey at the al-Ahdab oil field in Wasit province on March 11, 2009. (THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters)

Zero casualty and only equipment damage, but Ninewa attack on exploration company raises profile of security threats to the oil sector.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/first-foreign-oil-company-attacked-7107/feed/ 0 Rumaila bounces back after bombing http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/rumaila-bounces-back-after-bombing-6927/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rumaila-bounces-back-after-bombing http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/rumaila-bounces-back-after-bombing-6927/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:09:51 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6927

Excess gas is burned off near workers at the Rumala oil field

Iraq's largest oil field has almost fully recovered from Tuesday's pipeline bombing, which took half of its production off line.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/rumaila-bounces-back-after-bombing-6927/feed/ 0 Pipeline bombs cut Rumaila flow, threaten exports http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/pipeline-bomb-cuts-rumaila-flow-threatens-exports-6914/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pipeline-bomb-cuts-rumaila-flow-threatens-exports http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/pipeline-bomb-cuts-rumaila-flow-threatens-exports-6914/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:40:46 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6914

Members of the Oil Protection Police sec

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.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/pipeline-bomb-cuts-rumaila-flow-threatens-exports-6914/feed/ 0 Q&A: The new head of Iraq's energy security http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/qa-the-new-head-of-iraqs-energy-security-6899/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-the-new-head-of-iraqs-energy-security http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/qa-the-new-head-of-iraqs-energy-security-6899/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:55:14 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6899

Maj. Gen. Hamid Abdullah Ibrahim, then the director general of the Interior Ministry's Oil Police, in a 2010 smuggler's bust in Baghdad. Ibrahim will now head up a new Energy Police directorate that will include oil, electricity and transportation infrastructure security. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

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. ]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/qa-the-new-head-of-iraqs-energy-security-6899/feed/ 0 Security problems stymie Basra conference http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/security-problems-stymie-basra-conference-6784/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=security-problems-stymie-basra-conference http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/security-problems-stymie-basra-conference-6784/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:05:57 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6784

In the wake of a deadly bombing, the biggest players in Basra's oil sector backed out of a conference meant to highlight Iraq's investment opportunities.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/security-problems-stymie-basra-conference-6784/feed/ 0 Rumaila production recovering after bombings http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/rumaila-production-recovering-after-bombings-6329/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rumaila-production-recovering-after-bombings http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/rumaila-production-recovering-after-bombings-6329/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:06:48 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6329

The country's largest oil field is up to nearly 1 million bpd and officials are plotting security fixes after pipeline bombings drastically cut output.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/rumaila-production-recovering-after-bombings-6329/feed/ 0 Explosions considered terrorism in Basra oil field http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/explosions-considered-terrorism-in-basra-oil-field-6305/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=explosions-considered-terrorism-in-basra-oil-field http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/explosions-considered-terrorism-in-basra-oil-field-6305/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:18:19 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6305

Smoke billows from the Zubair tank farm June 5, 2011, after a bomb exploded on a storage tank. (Source: Olive Group incident report)

Attacks late Friday in Rumaila took out four pipelines and halted output, though didn't affect exports, officials said.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/explosions-considered-terrorism-in-basra-oil-field-6305/feed/ 0 Oil companies forced to take taxis at Basra airport http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/oil-companies-forced-to-take-taxis-at-basra-airport-6144/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oil-companies-forced-to-take-taxis-at-basra-airport http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/oil-companies-forced-to-take-taxis-at-basra-airport-6144/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:57:00 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6144

The Basra International Airport's main terminal. (UK Ministry of Defense)

In the latest red-tape rule that could stifle oil field development, foreign oil company officials have to ditch their security before entering airport grounds.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/oil-companies-forced-to-take-taxis-at-basra-airport-6144/feed/ 0 Oil Police doubles down on security http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/oil-police-doubles-down-on-security-5945/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oil-police-doubles-down-on-security http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/oil-police-doubles-down-on-security-5945/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:09 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5945

Ibrahim Oil Police smuggling raid RESIZED2

After being temporarily removed from leading Beiji refinery security, the Oil Police is revamping its strategy and increasing its presence.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/oil-police-doubles-down-on-security-5945/feed/ 0 Beiji online after quick fix http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/beiji-online-after-quick-fix-5906/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beiji-online-after-quick-fix http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/beiji-online-after-quick-fix-5906/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:05:35 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5906

Investigators still don't know what caused last week's explosion, but damaged gas line no longer impacting output.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/energy-sector/beiji-online-after-quick-fix-5906/feed/ 0