In a zero-sum game of real estate, Basra farmers are losing their ancestral lands and livelihoods to Iraq’s oil boom.
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Dispute over labor law, attacks on workers, mark ongoing tension between Iraqi oil workers and the government.
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Appeal court recommends to electoral commission that more than 500 candidates be allowed to stand in March 7 elections. Candidates' jubilation is tempered by others' suspicion of American interference.
New INOC put on hold
National oil company restart delayed by politics, election campaigns, and the logistical nightmare of creating a new oil regulatory regime.
Minister questioning moved up to Nov. 10
Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani requested the questioning be moved to Nov. 10 instead of Nov. 11, to avoid a conflict with his planned trip to Mecca.
- Baghdad vs. Irbil begins … Lukoil getting itchy for W. Qurna … The fate of Basra and Kirkuk …
- Showdown: Baghdad vs. Irbil … Iraqi Kurds’ Oil Prerogatives … and more ….
- Shahristani all for non-”opportunist” oil firms … Iraq production up in north and south … Forgotten Halabja survivors
- Iraq says “No,” again, to Lukoil deal … Smuggling Iraq’s fortunes … The Turkish Invasion
- Iraq oil, below the volatile south and north strife
Elections: THE Iraq story
Plus: *Elections and Oil *Background and context for historic provincial vote *Oil big in the SIGIR quarterly report to Congress *Minister of Planning calls for privatizing oil sector *Japan-Iraq strike strategic agreement, including oil sector *Chevron exec cagey optimistic on Iraq oil *Iraq oil unions unite workers for upcoming conference *Oil price hits Iraq economy, [...]
Iraq Oil Ministry opens oil and gas fields to more companies
Plus: *China starts Ahdab project *Iraq earns more than $60B in oil sales in 2008 *but low prices aren't the only trouble on the horizon *Coalition rebuilds Iraq Navy, guarding oil tankers *Iraq signs $70M Pratt & Whitney turbine deal *Torture continues: genital mutilation of girls in northern Iraq *Iraq Press Roundup Iraq's Oil Ministry [...]
