After four years of self-imposed exile in Iran, radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr returns to an Iraqi political scene where his clout has never been greater.
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Most of Iraq's border oil fields contain landmines left from previous wars, but must be removed to boost production.
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The director general of the Beiji oil refinery, Ali al-Obaidi, sees a future of violence and corruption that could cripple the facility he saved two years ago.
Schedule for Round 2 oil deal initialing
Iraq begins Sunday and ends Dec. 30 with initialing of the oil contracts awarded Dec. 11 and 12, to be sent to the Council of Ministers.
- KRG holding oil deal signing bonus and sales until Iraq passes revenue sharing law
- Iraq gov't reshuffles careers of dozens in south oil industry…
- BP, Exxon propose two-year deals to produce 200,000 barrels more Iraq oil per day…
- 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…
New Iraqi oil deals challenged in court
Dec. 22 hearing the first legal challenge to oil contracts concluded this year with foreign oil companies, including seven awarded Friday and Saturday.
Kirkuk Oil Battle Heats Up … Oil Funds for Refugees … Lukoil on Talking Terms With Baghdad Again
Iraq's Oil Ministry is accusing the Kurdistan region of preventing development of one of Iraq's oldest, largest and most controversial oil fields, another dispute in the battle over control of the country's vast reserves.While the rift has been public, the issue of the Kirkuk oil field project is starting to surface in conflicting accounts. …"We [...]
