Iraq's Kurdish region is meeting nearly all its power needs by investing in natural gas fields – and, in a strategic calculation, it's willing to share.
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After years of negotiations, Shell inks a 25-year gas company joint venture with Iraq, making it the largest investor in the country's oil sector.
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Oil ministers from the three countries agreed in principle to pipe Iranian gas to Iraq and Syria, and eventually to Europe.
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.
Unresolved disputes mar Iraq-Kuwait relations
Tensions rise between Iraq and Kuwait – and among Iraqi politicians – over outstanding Saddam-era reparations, border negotiations, alleged oil theft, and Gulf port development plans.
Kidnapped oil workers still missing, identified
No word of victims or from perpetrators in double-kidnapping from the streets of Kirkuk, where security forces and police remain on the hunt.
Shahristani clamps down on electricity unions
Energy minister delivers another blow to unions that global labor recognizes but Saddam-era laws still prohibit.
Iraq to lose UN protections on oil money
Iraq has six months to reach payment deals with Kuwait and other creditors, a doable but critical task that will make or break the country’s financial foundations.
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.
