Plus: *KRG denies DNO export permit rumor *Kirkuk gas pipeline blast not affecting oil exports *Details on the Iraq oil and gas bidding process *Bush cuts Iraq oil grab ban from defense bill *Alive in Baghdad: A fuel crisis? *Top McCain official wanted Saddam off rogue list to secure oil deal *Iraq Press Roundup *Much, [...]
- Int’l audit of Iraq’s oil revenues show more to be done to prevent smuggling…
- Oil Ministry gets go-ahead from cabinet to sign two-year deals with Big Oil…
- Petrel Resources’ high hopes for PSA from Saddam-era Iraq oil deal…
- Turkey, Kurds and the Iraq oil hype…
- Iraq oil begins flowing to Turkey again…
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 [...]
- Iraq’s oil flowing to Turkey still, but bad signs linger in the north and south of Iraq
- Fears of Iraq oil loss because of Turkish invasion misguided
- Markey wants White House to answer questions on Hunt Oil deal
- House Oversight Committee Wants Answers from Hunt Oil, State Dept.
- Iraqi Kurd oil deals continue to make headlines while the export of the oil may be tricky
Basra fight takes toll on Iraq oil production and exports…
Pipelines hit Workers can’t leave/get to work A peek at the Basra oil infrastructure Iraqi military "stalled," Maliki vows fight "to the end" Security of late threatened Bush: Nationalized oil harming Iraq, "legacy" of Saddam Bush: Losing the Iraq war "endanger" oil in Iraq U.S. gives $2.5M to train engineers The Iraq Press Roundup Oil [...]
