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.
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Roadside assault targets western contractor providing oil sector security, the latest in an uptick of violence.
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Despite major unresolved political disputes, exports hit record levels from Iraqi Kurdistan, which is looking to expand production further as companies begin collecting the payout from Baghdad.
Japanese consortium running out of time on Nassiriya
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.
Parliament pressing for oil deal ban
Energy committee calls for nationwide moratorium on oil and gas deals until delayed hydrocarbons law is passed.
Dispute arises over accusation Iran is stealing Iraq oil from field, involved in smuggling …
Plus: *Oil Majors get special crude instead of cash deal for upcoming oil deals *Iraq-Jordan oil import deal solidifies *Smugglers near Baiji set pipeline ablaze *Oil union leader keys British anti-war tour *Iraq sends delegation to Qatar for gas cooperation *Italy’s Edison, Shell want into Iraq gas too *Turkish op-ed denies cutting N. Iraq’s electricity [...]
Iraq makes landmark payment to IOC
BP lifts 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, the first payment in a new era of oil contracting with foreign firms.
Allawi: oil deals should be honored but reviewed, altered
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.
