Exxon still quiet on Kurdish deals

Vierbuchen, president of ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures, shakes hands with al-Ameedi, deputy director-general at PCLD, after signing a deal in Baghdad

Exxon declined to report its KRG deals in a quarterly filing, but disclosure rules could require the company to break its silence in February.

Security problems stymie Basra conference

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In the wake of a deadly bombing, the biggest players in Basra's oil sector backed out of a conference meant to highlight Iraq's investment opportunities.

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Turkey continues energy strategy in Iraq

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim al-Luaibi (left) and Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz wait to sign the Siba and Mansuriya gas fields contracts at the Iraq Oil Ministry headquarters in Baghdad June 5, 2011. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)

The state-owned oil company of Turkey finalized two gas deals, increasing its strategic energy investments with its restive southern neighbor.

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Interview: Labor issues in the Iraqi economy

Sri Lankan workers who allege they haven't been paid for two years on a project contracted by the government meet with Missan province governor Ali Douai. (JEWDAT AL-SAI'DI/Iraq Oil Report)

The International Labor Organization's chief technical adviser in Iraq discusses the country's struggles to bring its labor conditions up to a standard that can support the economy's booming growth.

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Q&A: Genel Energy's Tony Hayward and Mehmet Sepil

Tony Hayward, co-founder of Vallares Plc, third right, and Mehmet Sepil, then chief executive officer of Genel Energy International Ltd., second right, during the merger discussions in London, on Sept. 7, 2011. The company officially merged on Nov. 21. (ANDREW PARSONS/Parsons Media/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

The leaders of the new Genel Energy talk to reporters about prospects in KRG and beyond, life with Exxon, and sanctity of their deals.