IOC officials express skepticism as model contract tightens cost-recovery mechanism and gives Oil Ministry the authority to delay production.
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A new luxury service enables well-heeled travelers to avoid long lines and discomforts, despite concerns over secretive and expensive business practices.
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Cabinet approves $365 million deal to build natural gas pipelines feeding Iranian gas into Iraq's power plants.
Contract for next auction in September
Iraq outlines the plan for the two-day roadshow next month where pre-qualified oil companies will get details on the 12 exploration blocks in the January auction.
Return of the kingmaker
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.
Ministries, oil companies clear fields of mines
Most of Iraq's border oil fields contain landmines left from previous wars, but must be removed to boost production.
Basra gas deal with Shell stalled
Negotiations on joint venture company to capture wasted natural gas have ended and project will be put to tender, said Iraqi Minister of Electricity.
Shell's continued re-entry into Iraq
Iraq Oil Report spoke to Mounir Bouaziz, Shell’s vice president for Middle East & North Africa, about what it will take to truly secure oil and gas investments in Iraq.
Corruption stemmed at Beiji refinery – but for how long?
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.
