*Proposed joint venture could expand beyond Basra *Includes all gas, associated and non-associated, documents show Plus: *Oil Ministry presses Parliament on oil law action *Alive in Baghdad: Who would Iraqis vote for – McCain or Obama? *Violence in Context *Iraq Press Roundup *USIP: Iraq’s Cultural Heritage: Preserving the Past for the Sake of the Future [...]
- Oil Ministry gets go-ahead from cabinet to sign two-year deals with Big Oil…
- Petrel Resources’ high hopes for PSA from Saddam-era Iraq oil deal…
- Oil companies race to the finish as pre-registration for Iraq oil contracts closes…
- 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 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-Turkey-U.S. talks begin in Istanbul on developing Iraq’s gas …
- Iraq’s oil law, KRG vs. Baghdad and making deals on their own and what is Iraq’s oil potential…
- Disputes between Iraq’s national government and Kurdish region keep taking their toll…
- U.S. audit can’t determine how much Iraq ministries spent on capital projects ….
- New anti-Kurd oil deal block has majority in Parliament …
Iraq oil up end-’07, sketchy ‘08 … Update on South Korea backlash
Iraq's oil sector ends 2007 on a relatively upbeat note, with production at levels not seen since before the war. But the year had more downs than ups, and sustaining success through next year is far from guaranteed. Iraq averaged production of 2.4 million barrels per day in November, according to the global energy information [...]
