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Q&A: Central Bank Governor Ali al-Allaq
After helping Iraq survive years of financial crisis, the Central Bank is focusing efforts on encouraging lending and economic growth.
Q&A: Electricity Minister Adel Karim
As Iraq approaches the summer peak of electricity demand, another crisis is looming as the caretaker government lacks the budget authority to boost power supply.
Q&A: Haider al-Abadi, former prime minister of Iraq
Five months after leaving office, Abadi reflects on Iraq's political landscape and his successor's handling of energy sector priorities.
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.
Q&A: Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari
Zebari discusses contract renegotiations with oil companies, financing Iraq's budget deficit, and building trust between Baghdad and Kurdistan.
Q&A: SOMO Director General Alaa al-Yassiri
Iraq's oil marketing chief discusses rising export capacity, OPEC dynamics, oil trading joint ventures, and the status of a nascent hedging program.
Q&A: Electricity Ministry IG Alaa Mohie el-Deen
Iraq’s oil transparency and electricity watchdog has two tough goals: transparency for the domestic oil sector and accountability for the most maligned ministry.
Q&A: Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi – Part 1
Iraq's oil minister discusses increasing production despite a fiscal squeeze, measures to keep IOCs whole, the Basra Gas Company and Zubair projects, and more.
Q&A: Omar al-Waili, director of the Iraqi Border Ports Commission
With shake-ups at Iraqi border ports, the Kadhimi administration is trying to combat corruption, increase revenues, and reinforce federal government authority.
Analysis: Iraq’s arbitration win reshapes Baghdad-Erbil relationship
Key details of the landmark Iraq-Turkey arbitration ruling have big implications for the future of Baghdad-Erbil power dynamics and the KRG oil sector.
Currency volatility reflects Iraq economic woes
A brief but dramatic drop in the value of the Iraqi dinar is another worrying sign of the fragility of the country's economy.
Civil society’s discontent with Iraq’s oil transparency efforts
Iraqi NGOs will have to be an active member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative for it to be successful, but worry they won't get a meaningul seat at the table.
Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee
The influential MP from Basra discusses oil disputes with Kurdistan, legislative priorities, and new energy projects in southern Iraq.
Analysis: 5 key takeaways from Iraq’s 2015 draft budget
PM Abadi's draft budget seeks to balance the competing interests of a fractured polity while contending with a devastating drop in oil prices and a crippling legacy of fiscal mismanagement.
Q&A: Ibrahim Bahralolom, MP and former oil minister
Following the passage of seminal legislation to resurrect the Iraq National Oil Company, one of the principal authors discusses how it will reshape the country's oil sector.
KRG gas plant’s potential hangs on negotiations
The Khor Mor gas facility has powered Kurdistan's development, but its potential has been hampered by political and economic uncertainty, and its future hinges on ongoing contract talks.
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.
Q&A: U.S. International Energy Envoy Carlos Pascual
The U.S. government’s top energy diplomat discusses American efforts to help Iraq rise to the top of the global oil industry.
Iraq’s failing F-16 program highlights corruption at Balad Airbase
Once a proud symbol of military partnership with the U.S., Iraq's F-16 fleet can no longer fly combat missions.
Payment confirmed, distrust continues
As Kurdistan receives $541 million from Baghdad – the first payment in a new export deal – a conflict is brewing over a second tranche.
Q&A: Iraq’s chief auditor Abdulbasit Turki Saeed
The president of the federal Board of Supreme Audit, Abdulbasit Turki Saeed, tells Iraq Oil Report about his efforts to investigate Kurdistan's oil sector.
Political worries realign budget
Iraq’s political leaders have passed a budget that prioritizes social spending and cuts operational and other expenses, after an escalation in pressure from protesters.
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.