In the latest red-tape rule that could stifle oil field development, foreign oil company officials have to ditch their security before entering airport grounds.
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With the West Qurna 1 oil field ahead of schedule, the head of ExxonMobil’s Iraq operation discusses the status of the project and the challenges ahead.
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Iraqi cabinet bypasses Parliament, grants British forces last-minute extension to keep training Iraqi Navy guarding oil exports.
Workers strike and demonstrate in Basra
Negotiations on pay, hours and leadership break down once more, and unions call workers to withhold labour.
Insight into Dawa oil thinking
Haider al-Abadi, spokesman for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party, tells Iraq Oil Report the national oil company and a technocrat oil minister is "very important for rebuilding Iraq."
The biggest job
Iraq's young navy and marines and their American and British counterparts are in a race against time to ensure the safety of the country's most important piece of infrastructure, the al-Basra Oil Terminal.
Pipeline to feed Iraq with Iranian gas
Iraqi deputy minister confirms deal was reached during recent Baghdad meets to ship Iranian gas into Iraq and then to Syria, likely Europe next.
Obama continues U.S. immunity from claims to Iraq's oil dollars
POTUS protects Iraq from creditors in continuation of 2003 policy. Companies and countries claim Iraq owes billions in unpaid debt and damages from Saddam Hussein era.
Q&A: Exxon’s Iraq chief James Adams
With the West Qurna 1 oil field ahead of schedule, the head of ExxonMobil’s Iraq operation discusses the status of the project and the challenges ahead.
