Plus: *Premier out of bidding for various, unconfirmed reasons *Talabani, Aso discuss oil ties *Sterling dishes KRG oil stakes to Korea, Addax *Electricity minister explains set backs, signs deals with GM and Siemens *Much, much more Iraq’s Oil Ministry Oct. 13 will not only take a major step forward to bringing foreign oil companies into [...]
- U.S. auditors of Iraq reconstruction see potential and roadblocks in increased oil production and prices…
- Int’l audit of Iraq’s oil revenues show more to be done to prevent smuggling…
- Iraq: Big Oil deals could clear late-March…
- 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…
Update and Perspectives on the Status Of Forces Agreement
Plus: *SOFA negotiations rocky but developing *Iraq Oil Report offers first look at text submitted to Parliament *Kurdistan-Baghdad relations rocky *KRG signs U.N. electricity help *Iraq Oil Ministry wants helicopters *Alive in Baghdad: Sahwa, What Next After Al-Qaeda? *Iraq Press Roundup The Status Of Forces Agreement, or SOFA, is nearing a late-November deadline when Iraq’s [...]
- U.S. audit can’t determine how much Iraq ministries spent on capital projects ….
- New anti-Kurd oil deal block has majority in Parliament …
- Turkey FM: Iraq war is about oil …
- Iraq’s oil capitals Basra and Kirkuk have six-month make-or-break window in 2008 …
- Interview: Iraqi Kurdistan’s coordinator for U.N. missions … Iraqi oil capital Basra faces tough new year … Kurds make deal with Sunni Arabs … Pentagon to make example of journalist: treat like terrorist …
Gen. Petraeus recruits world’s largest energy companies on behalf of Prime Minister Maliki …
Plus: *Shell responds to activist letter: increased profits not directly tied to Iraq war *Iraq oil official confirms $2.5B for two-year deals with Big Oil *Iraq oil, 5 years later *Iraq Oil Ministry officials in New Orleans to observe MMS sale *Iraq museum won’t open when repaired; smuggling artifacts funds insurgency *Much, much more… Gen. [...]
