China leads the way, taking on three competitors and winning Halfaya in Missan province, which has occasionally seen Mahdi Army but has been relatively calm.
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Mixed messages from Iraq as Oil Minister comes out against Kurdish oil exports.
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KRG minister announces DNO and Genel Enerji/Addax projects to export to Turkey next month.
Daura refinery expansion on time
Fast-track may now be difficult but adding 70,000 bpd capacity by February is on track.
Shelling out Iraq’s gas
Controversial pact between Iraq and Shell moving along, with Parliament requesting involvement.
- New anti-Kurd oil deal block has majority in Parliament …
- Turkey FM: Iraq war is about oil …
- Iraq’s oil capitals Basra and Kirkuk have six-month make-or-break window in 2008 …
- Iraq northern oil allegedly travelling through Talabani-controlled KRG and into Iran
- Interview: Iraqi Kurdistan’s coordinator for U.N. missions … Iraqi oil capital Basra faces tough new year … Kurds make deal with Sunni Arabs … Pentagon to make example of journalist: treat like terrorist …
Renewed violence spreads to oil sector
Iraqi oil industry targeted in violent attacks as oil development comes into focus.
Former SCOP official laments 'golden era' for Iraq oil, optimistic for future
Plus: *Oil terminal moving from U.S. to Iraqi security *Finance Ministry orders oil report from Oil Ministry, issuing $5B in bonds, courting international banks *Elections begin *World Bank: 44 percent of Iraqis make less than $85/month *Battle Against Brutality: women in Iraq *Alive in Baghdad: Fake Pharmacies Plague Iraq *New SIGIR reports *Iraq Press Roundup [...]
