Plus: *Shahristani wants expanded ministry role, new national oil co., less red tape *Petrochemical worker repression outrage by int'l union *Iraqi in Gitmo prison now missing *Sarkozy in Baghdad visit wants French firms back in country *Maliki responds to Biden threats to sovereignty *Video: Building boom in northern Iraq *Shoe-throwing Zaidi gets Feb. 19 trial [...]
Iraq oil revenue audit to be handed over to all-Iraqi team
Plus: *Oil law back in Parliament *New wells and other work to boost oil production *However, questions remain *Status Of Forces Agreement update *The Turkey-U.S.-Iraq-Iraqi Kurd dance *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more The U.N.-mandated auditor of Iraq's oil revenue says, despite accounting troubles, it is ready to hand off its work to an all-Iraqi team [...]
- Iraq Oil Ministry extends deadline for pipeline to and from Iran…
- Iraq Oil Ministry: Exports drop but rising price means revenue increases…
- Iraq oil production drops slightly as Baghdad criticized for spending oil proceeds…
- Major Iraq Developments: New oil law being drafted; INOC law progress; New smuggling law moves forward…
- Iraq announces tenders for Iraq-Iran pipelines, Akkas gas field and testing of Kirkuk and Rumaila
U.S. State Dept investigates Iraqi oil contracts
The State Department's inspector general is investigating Iraqi oil contracts after four Democratic senators complained that department employees may have encouraged lucrative oil deals between Iraq and several Western companies, Christine Simmons writes for the AP. Any backstage meddling would have violated Bush administration policy, which has been to discourage such deals until Baghdad passes [...]
- Barzani heads to Baghdad … Attacks on Iraq’s oil sector continue over weekend, Monday …
- Iraq Parliament “takes on” KRG deals … Virtual Iraq Oil Contracts … No Civilians in Iraq … New Report: Iraq’s Refugee Crisis
- Shahristani on KRG deals … billions to boost production … Iraq gas for Nabucco … Electricity hunt
- Iraq oil, below the volatile south and north strife
- Iraq’s oil flowing to Turkey still, but bad signs linger in the north and south of Iraq
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 [...]
