Ethnic hostilities subside as a joint committee is formed to address controversial evictions of villagers near oil facilities in Kirkuk.
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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.
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The northern export pipeline will not be back online until Thursday despite earlier expectations damage from the explosion repaired Tuesday.
South oil exports return from weather delay
Winds complicate oil exports from south, where basic speedbumps can quickly turn into roadblocks for the fragile but crucial infrastructure.
- Refinery back up in Iraq's Anbar province, yet oil is "finished"
- Kirkuk field production stymied by Baghdad-Erbil fight and unclear course for development
- Oil exports OK from some KRG deals, Iraq oil minister says
- Iraq PM Maliki fires South Oil Co. chief and scores more in oil, other sectors…
- Iraq’s Kurdistan region signs an unknown number of new oil deals…
KRG expects Baghdad technical oil delegation
Broad agreement to end oil disputes not expected until after new government, but KRG oil minister said upcoming meetings would make technical progress on oil development.
- Iraq-Turkey-U.S. talks begin in Istanbul on developing Iraq’s gas …
- Iraq’s oil law, KRG vs. Baghdad and making deals on their own and what is Iraq’s oil potential…
- Iraq, Turkey and U.S. to hold trilateral energy talks in Istanbul next month…
- International actions urge against Iraq oil law, say no good oil decisions can be made under occupation…
- Talks on Iraq’s oil disputes not officially happening …
Border conflicts test Kurdish tightrope act
American support seen as crucial to helping Iraqi Kurds resolve rebel conflicts with Turkey and Iran.
