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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Exxon Mobil has signed six exploration deals with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, testing Baghdad's blacklist rule.
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PM Maliki and Kurdish PM Salih return to the negotiating table with ambitions to bridge the KRG-Baghdad divide by passing oil legislation and resolving territorial disputes.
Interview: Thamir Ghadhban
The top oil adviser to the Iraqi prime minister talks about the Akkas gas field row, moderated oil production forecasts, and balancing Iraqi potential with market fundamentals.
Oil law negotiators hit reset
Casting aside the two latest conflicting oil laws, Baghdad's Luaibi and the KRG's Hawrami will negotiate based on 2007 draft legislation.
Gen. Petraeus recruits world’s largest energy companies on behalf of Prime Minister Maliki …
Plus: *Shell responds to activist letter: increased profits not directly tied to Iraq war *Iraq oil official confirms $2.5B for two-year deals with Big Oil *Iraq oil, 5 years later *Iraq Oil Ministry officials in New Orleans to observe MMS sale *Iraq museum won’t open when repaired; smuggling artifacts funds insurgency *Much, much more… Gen. [...]
Baiji sees corruption cleanup, saving Iraq oil from smugglers
Plus much more in this long-weekend edition of Iraq Oil Report, including updates on more going on in the oil and electricity sector, election results revealed, and the status of key security, societal and economic issues. A must read: One might call them the Batman and Robin of the Bayji oil refinery. Together Ali al-Obaidi, [...]
Interview: Thamir Ghadhban
The top oil adviser to the Iraqi prime minister talks about the Akkas gas field row, moderated oil production forecasts, and balancing Iraqi potential with market fundamentals.
