Published
January 16, 2009,
3:13 pm in
Business
Plus:
*Iraq reiterates Syria gas line plans
*Ministry to discuss round 1 oil and gas bidding in Istanbul
*Iraq election tactics: “iffy, illegal”
*The missing Muntadar
*Buying old Russian military equipment
*Iraq Press Roundup
*Much more
A Russian delegation visiting Baghdad is attempting to reboot ties with Iraq. Russia was expecting a leg-up in either resigning a Saddam-era oil deal or other energy prospects, and hoped a 2008 move erasing Iraqi debt would clinch it, to no avail.
V…
Plus:
*Obama and Iraq
*More Iraq oil news
*Oil, Transport and Port workers meet for “Well-to-Wheel” in Amman
*Pentagon Report: Iraqis lack basic services, fueling discontent
*Basra and the ballot
* War News Radio: On the Move, Iraq’s displaced families
*Iraq Press Roundup
* Alive in Baghdad: Ashura, A Sign of the Times
A new audit of a $1.2 billion contract for reconstruction in Iraq’s southern oil sector split the blame for cost overruns and underperformance between the main contra…
Published
January 9, 2009,
7:15 pm in
Business
Plus:
*2008 ends “sour” for Iraq oil, potential and roadblocks in 2009
*Natural gas loss at $15B annually
*Maliki makes first premier visit to KRG
*Elections and oil mark big 2009 in Iraq
*Minorities in Iraq: the other victims
*Alive in Baghdad: Iraq’s Free Press
*Iraq Press Roundup
*Much, much more…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could decide how the “new” Iraq’s oil revenue could be held liable in the U.S. for the actions committed by Saddam Hussein.
The high…
Published
December 22, 2008,
6:15 pm in
Oil
Plus:
*Confusion remains over first bidding round as round 2 announced
*Heritage spuds in KRG
*U.S. pressing for extension of immunity for Iraq oil revenue
*Paris Club makes good on forgiving last 20 percent
*Basra: U.S. troops in, elections coming, federal state fight looms
*Women’s rights leader beheaded in Kirkuk
*Alive in Baghdad: Journalists Still at Risk in Iraq
*Shoe-throwing Zaidi update
*Much, much more…
Iraqi oil exports increased last month to 1.76 million barrels per …
Published
December 15, 2008,
12:18 pm in
Politics
Plus:
*2011 given as Oil Police readiness
*Cabinet approves GE and Siemens deal
*U.S.’s Iraq reconstruction effort criticized in draft report
*Zebari at U.N. for oil funds protection
*Much more
Basrawis will be asked to allow a vote on the future governance structure of their province beginning today. Proponents of the plan to create a strong, Kurdistan Regional Government-like region of Basra province have a month to collect the required nearly 141,000 signatures, Reidar Visser writes a…
Published
December 11, 2008,
4:17 pm in
Security
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Two people have pointed out corrections, or rather clarifications, that it is necessary to make to this post. I have left the original as a reminder of the risk of becoming detached.
1. The second paragraph of the first story should read: Yaseen Taha and Adam Ashton offer the most personal account and detail of this tragedy.
2. Regarding extending U.N. immunity of Iraq’s oil funds from attachment by creditors, international immunity would require international oversight, an…
Plus:
*Reality sets in as KRG-Baghdad make oil export agreement
*PKK bombing of Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline requires new Turkish strategy
*Update and more exclusive documents on the Status Of Forces Agreement
*The Iraq Press Roundup
*Much more
Key members of Iraq’s Parliament, including the chairman of the Oil & Gas Committee, have issued a statement outlining concerns over the efforts of Iraq’s Oil Ministry and Shell to create a joint venture for natural gas, Ahmed Rasheed reports for Re…
Published
November 19, 2008,
6:36 pm in
Politics
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 Parliament is to recess, and the end-December deadline when the current U.N. mandate is to expire.
Iraq O…
Published
November 18, 2008,
3:38 pm in
Oil
Plus:
*Iraq Oil Report update delays
*Get your copy of the Shell-Iraq gas Heads of Agreement
*PetroVietnam renegotiating Saddam-era oil deal
*Iraq Human Rights Commission awaits Presidency Council OK
*Iraq Oil Report Exclusive: Text of Human Rights Commission law
*What is the “Green Zone”?
*The Iraq Press Roundup
Apologies to readers: over the past week regular updates have been delayed as Iraq Oil Report puts the finishing touches on a re-launch and brand new website. It is an excitin…
Published
November 10, 2008,
5:04 pm in
Oil
Plus:
*Another Iraq critic of the Shell gas deal
*Kirkuk oil flows to Turkey again
*Obama’s Iraq
*Alive in Baghdad: Iraqi Professors Demand Rights
*Much more
News of the Iraq oil law being sent to Parliament may be a little too optimistic.
“Two weeks ago (Kurdistan Regional Government President) Massoud Barzani was in Baghdad for talks with (Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri) al-Maliki,” KRG Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami told the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES). “They agreed…
