Plus: *Oil law back in Parliament *New wells and other work to boost oil production *However, questions remain *Status Of Forces Agreement update *The Turkey-U.S.-Iraq-Iraqi Kurd dance *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more The U.N.-mandated auditor of Iraq's oil revenue says, despite accounting troubles, it is ready to hand off its work to an all-Iraqi team [...]
- Iraq oil production not up as reported, possibly slipping …
- Iraq oil deals, perhaps bids, open to firms who register with Oil Ministry by Jan. 31 …
- Oil gulf widens between KRG and Baghdad … Iraq oil exports up … Iran, U.S. meet over Iraq … Turkey tension down
- Kurds’ new oil deals … Baghdad’s critique … Khurmala controversy … and more…
- Iraq oil production down, capacity up, U.S. Iraq inspector finds
Oil for Soil: Crisis Group proposes ‘grand bargain’ on Iraq oil land dispute
Plus: *Iraqi Kurd-central government tension escalates *Iraq limits oil companies to one lead role in oil deals *Former SCOP Chief Khawaja’s recommendations *U.S. threatens Iraq aid and other SOFA developments *Basra worker protest *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Oil for Soil: the International Crisis Group is proposing what its calling a "grand bargain" to head [...]
- Iraq Parliament “takes on” KRG deals … Virtual Iraq Oil Contracts … No Civilians in Iraq … New Report: Iraq’s Refugee Crisis
- Showdown: Baghdad vs. Irbil … Iraqi Kurds’ Oil Prerogatives … and more ….
- Oil makes the politics go round … Iraq’s political situation further fracturing … Bush and Maliki, best friends forever …
- Iraqi Kurds vs. Baghdad heats up over oil deals … Kirkuk vote unclear … Unspinning the Surge … Remembering Basra
- Shahristani all for non-”opportunist” oil firms … Iraq production up in north and south … Forgotten Halabja survivors
Kirkuk Oil Battle Heats Up … Oil Funds for Refugees … Lukoil on Talking Terms With Baghdad Again
Iraq's Oil Ministry is accusing the Kurdistan region of preventing development of one of Iraq's oldest, largest and most controversial oil fields, another dispute in the battle over control of the country's vast reserves.While the rift has been public, the issue of the Kirkuk oil field project is starting to surface in conflicting accounts. …"We [...]
