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The Real Energy Security Factor

Published September 14, 2007, 4:23 pm in Energy Sector

This week was filled with the Petraeus/Crocker/Congress/Bush/benchmark circus. It’s Friday and the Iraq Oil Report will now refrain (OK, I’ll have some good links at the end of today’s report).

The three rings barely touched on oil anyway, with the administration touting the dissemination of oil revenue as a sign of success and Congress pointing to the Iraqi government not passing an oil law as a sign of failure. Neither take into account how weighty the discussions over the law are and i…

It must be bad for the oil law…

Published September 13, 2007, 1:50 pm in Oil and Politics

…if The New York Times is writing about it A1, top of the fold.

Also in today’s Iraq Oil Report, the U.S. wants to ink deals with Sadr while its top Anbar ally is assassinated.

But first, James Glantz writes the tender deal making on the law governing Iraq’s vast reserves seems to be falling apart as political leadership cannot find middle ground on the extent of federalism and foreign investment.

I’ve been explaining the rift since last year, and most recently Sept. 4 for UPI.

And, …

Governing Kirkuk

Published September 12, 2007, 4:21 pm in Oil and Politics

I am a responsible person and in assuming government responsibility, I will not be afraid. I was subjected to many assassination attacks but I was not afraid. Since I’ve accepted to assume responsibility, I should be able to cope with such responsibility and I’m never afraid and I’ll never be afraid. This is a motive for me to work harder and harder to make things more secure and stable.

Read the entire conversation with Abdul Rahman Mustafa, governor of the highly contentious and oil-ric…

KRG issues warning shot to Shahristani

Published September 11, 2007, 3:21 pm in Oil and Politics

Iraq Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani’s comments in Dubai about Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil prerogatives, calling into question their legitimacy and legality, didn’t sit well in Irbil.
The KRG issued a statement Tuesday calling the remarks “totally unacceptable.”
Dr Shahristani was already strongly advised to stay out of issues over which he has no authority. But once again he has repeated his false mantra of “it is illegal”. Unfortunately this has been his way of dealing with the legitimate …

Iraq security keeps investors away, as does oil law

Published September 5, 2007, 4:31 pm in Oil

Security in Iraq is a major holdup to investment there, sometimes second only to the lack of a law governing Iraq’s vast oil and gas reserves.Various security plans, by Iraqi and U.S. forces, are intended to break the cycle of violence, but little of the ambitions for Iraq’s future will take hold until its citizens face fewer day-to-day threats to their lives.
What is the main issue to me, as long as security problem is there, it is very difficult to get service companies to Iraq,” said the gene…

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