Inclusive government may have fallen apart before it touched a piece of legislation.
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Iraq and Japanese consortium unable to reach deal on southern oil field after more than a year of talks.
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Take a walk down the most valuable sidewalk in the world -- the al-Basra Oil Terminal, which Iraq relies on to send nearly 80 percent of its crude to market.
Garraf deal official
Petronas and Japex finalize development deal for Garraf, as ministry readies for another week of oil contract signings and negotiations.
UPDATE: North Oil Co. leader replacement by deputy draws criticism
Workers say the popular Manna al-Obeidi should be replaced by someone born in Kirkuk, though the ministry claims his deputy is the right man for the job. Both are beyond the mandatory retirement age.
Blast stops northern oil exports
The northern export pipeline has stopped working after an attack in an area that was once a major scene of insurgent attacks.
Iraqis are left without fuel or electricity …
Plus: *Iraq Oil Ministry, Big Oil to meet in Jordan this week *Deadline to register for upcoming oil tenders delayed *2008 budget delayed, Kurd vs. Arab continues *Iraq Press Roundup *Is the surge working? A worthless question. *and more... You can't have one without the other, but with many of Iraq's power plants shut and [...]
Iraq free of most U.S. claims
Supreme Court in Washington determines "new" Iraq free of most lawsuits over Saddam-era actions.
- U.N. planning oil and federalism meeting in northern Iraq
- Former SCOP official laments 'golden era' for Iraq oil, optimistic for future
- Iraq oil exports in December highest in five months
- Iraq responds to Russian oil courting
- U.S. watchdog cites KBR, U.S. and Iraq governments for poor south oil reconstruction
Interview: Iraq Ambassador to U.N. Hamid al-Bayati
The day after Barack Obama was elected to be the next U.S. president, Iraq's Ambassador to the United Nations Hamid al-Bayati called it inspiring. But on the ground in Iraq, Obama really wouldn't be too different from President Bush, he said. In an interview with United Press International’s Ben Lando on the sidelines of an [...]
