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Iraq Oil Report » Oil Deals http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:55:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Exxon still quiet on Kurdish deals http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/exxon-still-quiet-on-kurdish-deals-7278/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exxon-still-quiet-on-kurdish-deals http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/exxon-still-quiet-on-kurdish-deals-7278/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:59:37 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7278

Vierbuchen, president of ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures, shakes hands with al-Ameedi, deputy director-general at PCLD, after signing a deal in Baghdad

Exxon declined to report its KRG deals in a quarterly filing, but disclosure rules could require the company to break its silence in February.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/exxon-still-quiet-on-kurdish-deals-7278/feed/ 0 Iraq talks tough with Exxon http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/iraq-talks-tough-with-exxon-6945/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-talks-tough-with-exxon http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/iraq-talks-tough-with-exxon-6945/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:28:15 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6945

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani, then Oil Minister at the Jan. 25, 2010, signing ceremony for West Qurna 1 with executives from ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

As negotiations with Exxon begin, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani said the Iraqi government won't condone contracts signed with Kurdistan.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/iraq-talks-tough-with-exxon-6945/feed/ 0 Oil law deal unlikely this year http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/oil-law-deal-unlikely-this-year-6950/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oil-law-deal-unlikely-this-year http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/oil-law-deal-unlikely-this-year-6950/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:33:09 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6950

Iraqi Parliament Approves New Government

After politicians optimistically touted a new oil law negotiating framework, the two sides have yet to meet and positions remain entrenched.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/oil-law-deal-unlikely-this-year-6950/feed/ 0 Analysis: What was Exxon thinking? http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/analysis-what-was-exxon-thinking-6857/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysis-what-was-exxon-thinking http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/analysis-what-was-exxon-thinking-6857/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:43:33 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6857

Exxon risked its stake in a super-giant Iraqi field and cast its lot with Kurdistan. The gamble might not be as risky as it seems.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/analysis-what-was-exxon-thinking-6857/feed/ 0 Q&A: Barham Salih http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/qa-barham-salih-6720/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-barham-salih http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/qa-barham-salih-6720/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:30:00 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6720

Barham Salih, prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government, in his office in Erbil. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

Shortly after signing watershed deals with ExxonMobil, the KRG's prime minister discusses the resource curse, the U.S. withdrawal, and the future of Kurdistan's oil sector.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/qa-barham-salih-6720/feed/ 1 Maliki to IOCs: us or them http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/maliki-to-iocs-us-or-them-6629/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maliki-to-iocs-us-or-them http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/maliki-to-iocs-us-or-them-6629/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:10:14 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6629

Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Barham Salih gives a keynote speech at the first CWC Kurdistan oil and gas conference in Erbil, Nov. 13, 2011. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

The Iraqi prime minister has sent clear messages to ExxonMobil -- and other companies -- threatening retaliation against controversial deals with Kurdistan.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/maliki-to-iocs-us-or-them-6629/feed/ 1 Q&A: Shell's Iraq VP Hans Nijkamp http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/qa-shells-iraq-vp-hans-nijkamp-6234/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-shells-iraq-vp-hans-nijkamp http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/qa-shells-iraq-vp-hans-nijkamp-6234/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:32:41 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6234

The head of Shell's Iraq operations discusses the criticism of its multi-billion-dollar gas deal, the status of its oil field development, and its long-term strategy.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/business/companies/qa-shells-iraq-vp-hans-nijkamp-6234/feed/ 0 KRG signs deals as oil development continues http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/krg-signs-deals-as-oil-development-continues-6016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=krg-signs-deals-as-oil-development-continues http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/krg-signs-deals-as-oil-development-continues-6016/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:41:32 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6016

Despite the Iraqi Parliament's opposition to new oil deals, the Kurdish region has signed production contracts with U.S. and Irish oil firms.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/krg-signs-deals-as-oil-development-continues-6016/feed/ 0 The bill pushers http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/the-bill-pushers-5967/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-bill-pushers http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/the-bill-pushers-5967/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:16:31 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5967

Parliament Oil and Energy Committee Chairman Adnan Janabi (R) gives a press conference with Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani (L) in April 2011. (BEN VAN HEUVELEN/Iraq Oil Report)

After more than four years of delay, the heads of the Cabinet and Parliament energy committees appear serious about legislation, despite differing views.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/the-bill-pushers-5967/feed/ 0 Parliament pressing for oil deal ban http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/parliament-pressing-for-oil-deal-ban-5934/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parliament-pressing-for-oil-deal-ban http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/parliament-pressing-for-oil-deal-ban-5934/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 02:56:01 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5934

Energy committee calls for nationwide moratorium on oil and gas deals until delayed hydrocarbons law is passed.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/oil-policy/parliament-pressing-for-oil-deal-ban-5934/feed/ 0