Oil ministers from the three countries agreed in principle to pipe Iranian gas to Iraq and Syria, and eventually to Europe.
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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.
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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.
CNOOC, TPAO finalize Missan fields contract
Twelfth contract signed with foreign firms since 2008 will push production capacity to more than 12.5 million bpd within seven years, boosting Missan province's oil standing. And more deals may be in the pipeline.
- South Oil Co. leader calls for a new Iraqi National Oil Co.
- Iraq ends year unveiling oil and gas fields for second bidding round
- Iraq oil exports see increase but not enough to offset price slump
- Iraq Drilling Co. and Mesopotamia Petroleum announce joint venture
- Iraq oil exports from two northern fields not guaranteed
Wasit leaders defy Oil Ministry in armed standoff at Ahdab
A battle for control of the province’s oil development combusted, as local and federal security forces faced off.
Basra’s battered culture re-emerges
Iraq’s artistic centre tries to recover from militia rule.
- Basra fight takes toll on Iraq oil production and exports…
- Gen. Petraeus recruits world’s largest energy companies on behalf of Prime Minister Maliki …
- Basra amidst violence may see major push by previously ineffective Iraqi troops…
- Dispute arises over accusation Iran is stealing Iraq oil from field, involved in smuggling …
- Turkey’s president forces U.S. to choose between it and Iraq’s Kurds over oil-rich Kirkuk and the PKK …
Shahristani clamps down on electricity unions
Energy minister delivers another blow to unions that global labor recognizes but Saddam-era laws still prohibit.
Iraq free of most U.S. claims
Supreme Court in Washington determines "new" Iraq free of most lawsuits over Saddam-era actions.
Bringing transparency to Iraq’s crude world
Oil Ministry Inspector General talks about the smuggling evolution, and wants more civil society participation in Iraq’s efforts to be transparent.
