Who gets the money as Iraqi Kurdistan starts crude exports?
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KRG minister announces DNO and Genel Enerji/Addax projects to export to Turkey next month.
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Fadhila Party, once rulers of Basra, repeat year-old request of Parliament inquiry into status of oil smuggling and allegations.
Shelling out Iraq’s gas
Controversial pact between Iraq and Shell moving along, with Parliament requesting involvement.
- Iraq, Shell: gas deal not a monopoly, as documents and top lawmaker contend
- Shell-Iraq gas company would be Basra natural gas monopoly
- Iraq oil revenue audit to be handed over to all-Iraqi team
- Iraqi oil exports slide since May but turnaround expected
- U.S. report: old Iraq southern oil pipelines could break
Oil law progress?
MP says law coming through pipeline soon, would be required to sign oil deals.
- State Dept. says Iraq oil trust fund bill could derail revenue sharing and oil laws
- U.S. Senators push for Iraq oil trust fund
- Americans named participant in Iraq oil contracts with Big Oil
- U.S. Congress calls on Bush to block or cancel Iraq oil deals
- U.S. Senate committee tags defense bill with Iraq reconstruction funds blockade…
Elections: THE Iraq story
Plus: *Elections and Oil *Background and context for historic provincial vote *Oil big in the SIGIR quarterly report to Congress *Minister of Planning calls for privatizing oil sector *Japan-Iraq strike strategic agreement, including oil sector *Chevron exec cagey optimistic on Iraq oil *Iraq oil unions unite workers for upcoming conference *Oil price hits Iraq economy, [...]
Iraq oil exports in December highest in five months
Plus: *Iraq reduces 2009 as oil price slides *Iran not involved with Majnoon development *Dora expansion is ready, Shahristani says Iraq to meet domestic fuel demand this year *Elections coming up *Alive in Baghdad: Pastry Shops Thriving in Iraq *Much more Iraq's oil exports in December were the highest since July as northern exports carried [...]
