Investigators still don't know what caused last week's explosion, but damaged gas line no longer impacting output.
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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.
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According to early reports of a still-unfinished government formation process, Deputy Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi will be oil minister.
The dealmaker
Iraq Oil Report talks to the chief of the Oil Ministry's contracts department about the impact of government negotiations on the gas deals, removing obstacles to Iraq’s planned production boost, and the next round of potential oil contracts.
Allawi: oil deals should be honored but reviewed, altered
Ex-PM Allawi, leader of the top vote-getting Iraqiya list in the disputed March national elections, rails on an absence of clear policy on oil issues in sit-down with Iraq Oil Report.
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.
Unannounced service cuts for Iraqna users
One of the few mobile phone monopolies in Iraq has surprised consumers by cutting off outgoing calls of more than a million users.
- Iraq finalizes oil drilling joint venture with Mesopotamia Petroleum
- Baiji sees corruption cleanup, saving Iraq oil from smugglers
- Mitsubishi added to Shell-Iraq gas deal
- U.N. planning oil and federalism meeting in northern Iraq
- Former SCOP official laments 'golden era' for Iraq oil, optimistic for future
The dealmaker
Iraq Oil Report talks to the chief of the Oil Ministry's contracts department about the impact of government negotiations on the gas deals, removing obstacles to Iraq’s planned production boost, and the next round of potential oil contracts.
