Plus: *After the Istanbul meetings with international oil companies *Now Prime Minister Maliki takes charge *Electricity Ministry reaches out to Iran, Syria, Turkey counterparts *Obama calls Turkish leaders, talks include Iraq *Japan makes pre-loan visit to Basra *U.S. says Western investment incoming *Pres. Talabani's party in limbo *Much more The Iraqi Navy is paying the [...]
South Oil Co. leader calls for a new Iraqi National Oil Co.
Plus: *Elections insight following more oil news *Oil exports in January up again *Foster Wheeler gets south oil terminal deal *Abu Dhabi start-up Petromal, with Premier, wants Iraq deals *Korea firm starts oil work alone *The new U.S. Ambassador to Iraq *Alive in Baghdad: Night Life Returns to Baghdad *Treasury Dept. lists PJAK as terrorists [...]
U.S. watchdog cites KBR, U.S. and Iraq governments for poor south oil reconstruction
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 [...]
- Iraq oil not part of OPEC cuts
- State Dept. says Iraq oil trust fund bill could derail revenue sharing and oil laws
- Iraq hoarding oil profits?
- Americans named participant in Iraq oil contracts with Big Oil
- U.S. negotiators say Iraq must sign a bi-lateral security deal or lose billions in oil revenue…
Basra break in violence allows oil workers to leave, head to work…
Plus: *The State of Basra *Crescent Petroleum sponsors Iraqi universities in oil confab *Oil deals unlikely for months *Iraq war drains U.S. budget for fuel *Iraqi parties prevent ban on honor killing *Japan-Iraq collaboration A lull in fighting in the oil-rich province of Basra allowed oil field workers to return to work, ensuring output of [...]
- New security for Iraq’s most important city … Kirkuk vote delayed … New oil tankers, Syria pipeline … 5M Iraq orphans …
- Attacks on oil and power sector continue, workers targeted … Kirkuk-Baiji line bombed … Women in Basra risk death by religious fundamentalists …
- Iraq’s oil flowing to Turkey still, but bad signs linger in the north and south of Iraq
Baiji sees corruption cleanup, saving Iraq oil from smugglers
Plus much more in this long-weekend edition of Iraq Oil Report, including updates on more going on in the oil and electricity sector, election results revealed, and the status of key security, societal and economic issues. A must read: One might call them the Batman and Robin of the Bayji oil refinery. Together Ali al-Obaidi, [...]
