Output stable after suspected inside job attack

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An investigation is ongoing into a bombing of a tank farm in Basra, but production and exports are steady after a brief slowdown.

Iraq and Turkey negotiate new pipeline deal

Iraq hopes to negotiate terms for a better future for much-attacked northern pipeline, though Turkey concerned it will lose revenue again if security fails.

Luaibi to head Oil Ministry, Shahristani to DPM

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama Al-Nujaifi (L) and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hold a press conference in Baghdad Dec. 20, 2010, after Maliki presented part of his new government to Parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)

According to early reports of a still-unfinished government formation process, Deputy Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi will be oil minister.

BREAKING: Baghdad blasts again

Another deadly day in Baghdad as bombs rip open wounds that have not healed yet from seven years of war and two recent massive attacks.

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Iraq politicians question Shell gas deal transparency

Plus: *Reality sets in as KRG-Baghdad make oil export agreement *PKK bombing of Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline requires new Turkish strategy *Update and more exclusive documents on the Status Of Forces Agreement *The Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Key members of Iraq’s Parliament, including the chairman of the Oil & Gas Committee, have issued a statement outlining [...]

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Rumaila deal challenge now Feb. 1

Federal court hears new arguments, agrees to give time to government to respond to MP's lawsuit challenging legality of BP deal for Rumaila field.

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Interview: Iraqi transportation minister

Niqash met Iraqi Minister of Transport, Amer Abdul-Jabbar, to discuss the development of the country’s transportation sectors and the different challenges hindering growth.