Addax and Genel are in the process of merging or being acquired, though one could have serious repercussions in southern Iraq for the new parent.
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Who gets the money as Iraqi Kurdistan starts crude exports?
Budget hopeful on oil rise
An increase in exports and oil prices could allow Iraq to boost spending later this year.
Gov’t backs Shahristani in oil row with KRG
Press conference confirms June 29 contract awards; KRG deals must be approved by Oil Ministry.
State Dept. inspector releases Iraq oil report
Answers Dem. senators query of Bush admin. influence in Iraq oil deals.
- Basra break in violence allows oil workers to leave, head to work…
- Pipeline blast in southern Iraq fixed, oil flow rerouted …
- Basra fight takes toll on Iraq oil production and exports…
- Fighting in Iraq’s oil capital Basra isn’t the first bloodshed between varying political and armed groups but may be the decisive battle for control over the oil sector, local government and the fate of the province.
- Gen. Petraeus recruits world’s largest energy companies on behalf of Prime Minister Maliki …
Iraqis are left without fuel or electricity …
Plus: *Iraq Oil Ministry, Big Oil to meet in Jordan this week *Deadline to register for upcoming oil tenders delayed *2008 budget delayed, Kurd vs. Arab continues *Iraq Press Roundup *Is the surge working? A worthless question. *and more... You can't have one without the other, but with many of Iraq's power plants shut and [...]
Iraq finalizes oil drilling joint venture with Mesopotamia Petroleum
A deal has been finalized creating a joint venture between the Iraq Drilling Co. and the British Mesopotamia Petroleum Co. It’s the first such joint venture in post-Saddam Iraq, and will likely be a template for future projects to bring foreign oil companies into the world’s third largest oil reserves. The Iraq Oil Service Co. [...]
