Baghdad's anti-corruption authorities mobilized to arrest Ra'ad Shalal al-Ani, who resigned from the Electricity Ministry in the aftermath of an August contracting scandal.
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Investigators still don't know what caused last week's explosion, but damaged gas line no longer impacting output.
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An investigation is ongoing into a bombing of a tank farm in Basra, but production and exports are steady after a brief slowdown.
Iraq targets logistics hurdles
Iraq's Transportation Ministry holds a conference aimed to facilitate collaboration among government ministries and foreign oil companies in support of the upcoming, massive oil production increase.
Luaibi to head Oil Ministry, Shahristani to DPM
According to early reports of a still-unfinished government formation process, Deputy Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi will be oil minister.
UPDATE: Northern pipeline hard hit by bomb attack and smugglers
Despite ongoing efforts to improve security, Iraq's northern oil export pipeline still suffers from attacks and well organized smuggling operations.
Kirkuk will tap oil fund to fill gap in federal services
Provincial council will use its special oil-revenue fund to build a power plant – a move the Electricity Ministry says is not legitimate.
Rumaila deal challenge now Feb. 1
Federal court hears new arguments, agrees to give time to government to respond to MP's lawsuit challenging legality of BP deal for Rumaila field.
Interview: government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh
Iraq Oil Report talks to Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh about the massive deficit spending, the budget implications on the KRG-Baghdad dispute – and how it may end.
- The dealmaker
- Power plans confront fuel, infrastructure problems
- Allawi: oil deals should be honored but reviewed, altered
- Interview: Iraqi transportation minister
- Interview: Iraqi Kurdistan’s coordinator for U.N. missions … Iraqi oil capital Basra faces tough new year … Kurds make deal with Sunni Arabs … Pentagon to make example of journalist: treat like terrorist …
