Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq addresses the criticism he’s received for attempting to enter Iraq’s oil sector.
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Statement from government doesn’t disclose numbers, but says Finance Ministry to start audit of companies to determine payments.
Twelfth contract signed with foreign firms since 2008 will push production capacity to more than 12.5 million bpd within seven years, boosting Missan province’s oil standing. And more deals may be in the pipeline.
Ex-PM Allawi, leader of the top vote-getting Iraqiya list in the disputed March national elections, rails on an absence of clear policy on oil issues in sit-down with Iraq Oil Report.
Top deputies and technocrats from Baghdad spent time in Erbil this week hashing out the technical framework for progress if a political deal between the central and regional government is reached.
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.
As Sadr’s influence grows, his policies may scare foreign investors in the oil sector.
Oil Minister Shahristani gets seat riding Maliki’s wave while only one of the current members of Parliament’s Oil & Gas Committee will return to the legislature.
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.
