Halfway through a relatively calm Ramadan, security is shattered by seemingly coordinated attacks nationwide.
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A group of Baghdad residents forced to leave the homes they built over an oil pipeline are crying foul. The Iraqi government says the move is for their own good.
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It took only four days for the oil ministry to repair the bombed pipeline near Mosul. While the number of energy-sector attacks has dropped in recent months, technicians could be busy if violence escalates as it threatens to.
Questions over DNO affair prompt Iraqi Parliament query
Energy committee mixed in response, at least want formal written explanation from KRG, some calling for an investigation into the stock deal.
The Kirkuk timebomb's timeline
Highlights of the low points in the multi-generational fight over Kirkuk between Iraqi Arabs and Kurds, from genocide to legislative deadlock.
- U.S. Congress to Iraq: Pay our war expenses with your oil revenue
- Iraqi Kurd MP pans Iraq oil law…
- U.S. economic chief in Iraq: Oil law stalled by politics, not technical, but Iraq has $2.5B for short term plan and PSAs for long term…
- Pentagon report: Iraq oil law, related laws stuck; Progress in oil and electricity sectors not necessarily sustainable…
- Key U.S. Senate committee wants answers to Iraq investment in own reconstruction …
Gen. Petraeus recruits world’s largest energy companies on behalf of Prime Minister Maliki …
Plus: *Shell responds to activist letter: increased profits not directly tied to Iraq war *Iraq oil official confirms $2.5B for two-year deals with Big Oil *Iraq oil, 5 years later *Iraq Oil Ministry officials in New Orleans to observe MMS sale *Iraq museum won’t open when repaired; smuggling artifacts funds insurgency *Much, much more… Gen. [...]
