The $72bn budget awards dollars to oil-producing provinces and sites of pilgrimage. A stern warning is issued to Kurdish authorities in the form of penalties for cutting off exports.
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Lawsuit challenging fundamentals of international oil deals is accepted by judge, and a hearing scheduled for next month.
Oil Ministry sets deadline for Japanese oil companies to agree to EPC deal for the Nassiriya oil field, but companies short on money want assurance the three-year deal will lead to something more.
Shahristani, in press conference at communications college, says elections will determine his future as Oil Minister, and talks Fakka, KRG contracts, and corruption.
Iraq Oil Report sheds light on the federal court challenge to BP's contract for Rumaila with the documents filed by the Oil Ministry and MP Musawi in recent hearings.
Officials in Diyala province, miffed that foreign companies missed the opportunity for oil investment here, are looking upbeat now at alternative investment prospects.
Iraqi federal court hears government defense, postpones hearing and fate of contracting process until Jan. 11.
Deputy oil ministers lead team in rapprochement with new Kurdish leadership in Erbil, ministry officially denies it’s a business trip.
Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani requested the questioning be moved to Nov. 10 instead of Nov. 11, to avoid a conflict with his planned trip to Mecca.
Top advisor to Maliki and former oil minister is confident disputes over governing the oil sector will be overcome after elections.
