Plus: *After the Istanbul meetings with international oil companies *Now Prime Minister Maliki takes charge *Electricity Ministry reaches out to Iran, Syria, Turkey counterparts *Obama calls Turkish leaders, talks include Iraq *Japan makes pre-loan visit to Basra *U.S. says Western investment incoming *Pres. Talabani's party in limbo *Much more The Iraqi Navy is paying the [...]
Iraq, Shell: gas deal not a monopoly, as documents and top lawmaker contend
Plus: *Iraq oil law expected next week in Parliament *Northern Iraq oil exports stopped on Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline blast *Six state oil firms added to bidding list *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Officials at Royal Dutch Shell and the Iraqi Oil Ministry refute claims that a proposed gas joint venture would have exclusive access to Basra [...]
Iraq approves gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell
Iraq's Cabinet approved an initial gas agreement between the Oil Ministry and Royal Dutch Shell to invest in a joint venture to tap natural gas in southern Iraq, a government statement said. The agreement calls for establishing a joint venture between the state-run South Oil Co. and Shell to exploit the fields, the statement added [...]
- Talks on Iraq’s oil disputes not officially happening …
- Are Baghdad-Kurd talks on oil issues about to start again?…
- U.S. audit can’t determine how much Iraq ministries spent on capital projects ….
- Iraq northern oil allegedly travelling through Talabani-controlled KRG and into Iran
- Kurds threaten to break from coalition government in Baghdad … UNSC and IMF give another year in Iraq … The future of Basra …
Pipeline blast in southern Iraq fixed, oil flow rerouted …
*But danger looms as workers can’t get to work *Those at stations since Tuesday running out of supplies, food and sleep *Basra violence threatens oil investment *Recap of violence from Basra to Baghdad *Port workers say military aims is to privatize *Humanitarian aid desperately needed but unable to reach Basra *KRG posts electricity tenders Iraq [...]
- Violence in Iraq oil capitals continues … Iraq-Iran oil pipeline being built? … plus…
- Iraq’s oil flowing to Turkey still, but bad signs linger in the north and south of Iraq
- Turkish trouble and Shiite violence, all in oil-rich Iraq
- Iraq’s oil in the north could face Turkey’s wrath
- The Real Energy Security Factor
