The military commander-turned-governor says Mosul has largely succeeded in re-establishing security — but lagging support from Baghdad is hurting the local economy, including energy investment.
Q&A: Ninewa Gov. Najim al-Jibouri
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Q&A: Baz Karim, CEO of KAR Group
The CEO of Iraq’s largest private-sector energy company discusses KAR Group's projects across northern Iraq.
Q&A: Ninewa Gov. Atheel Nujaifi
The powerful Mosul leader wants to move past the days of al-Qaida, and is demanding help from Baghdad, Kurdistan, Turkey and Exxon to get there.
Q&A: Mansour Mareed Attia, governor of Ninewa province
Five months into his tenure, the new governor discusses the status of Mosul reconstruction, security, and energy sector investment.
KRG prepares to link pipeline to politics
A new Kurdistan export pipeline is being readied to tie into the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline within Iraqi territory but after the federal Oil Ministry's final metering station.
Kurdistan export pipeline nearly complete
A nearly complete natural gas pipeline has been turned toward the Turkish border for crude exports, bolstering the KRG's threats to sell its oil with or without Baghdad's cooperation.
UPDATE: Ninewa pipeline bombed for the fifth time
The fuel pipeline from Baiji to Ninewa has been bombed twice in the past two days, and five times in the last three weeks. The Oil Ministry is pointing fingers at local security forces.
Hunt Oil knew KRG oil deal in disputed territory
According to a State Dept. cable from Iraq, and despite the U.S. Embassy's warnings, the oil company of a George W. Bush intelligence adviser signed a Kurdish oil deal knowing the field was in disputed territory.
Minorities feel threatened by disputed oil deals
Christians, Yezidis and other minority groups say the KRG-Baghdad fight over oil contracts ignores their pleas for assistance, self-determination.
Q&A: Gary Vogler
The longest-serving American in Iraq's oil sector gives an insider's account of tactical victories, strategic blunders, and hidden agendas in post-2003 reconstruction.
KAR Group confirms Ninewa oil contract
Deal to provide needed fuel and investment to Ninewa province while bringing it closer to Kurdistan.
Kurdistan, Exxon gain key ally in Mosul
The governor of Ninewa province, once an opponent of Exxon's KRG contracts, now says joint oil development could help ease tensions in disputed territories.
Pipeline problems hamper exports via Turkey
Chronic outages due to smuggling and technical failures along the Turkish side of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline have sapped both federal and KRG oil sales.
New gas pipeline reinforces Turkey-KRG ties
Turkey is building a pipeline to the Iraqi border – paving the way for natural gas imports and marking a step forward in its energy partnership with Kurdistan.
The four-year plan
The Iraqi Oil Ministry's four-year plan, unveiled but not reproduced in February, available here only to Iraq Oil Report subscribers.
Three-day pipeline outage halts Kurdistan’s exports
The severe disruption highlights the extent to which the KRG's oil sector and economy are vulnerable to Ankara’s fight with Kurds in Syria and Turkey.
Iraq-Turkey talks begin over pipeline, but no signs of progress
Ankara sent a technical delegation to Baghdad but the two sides seem far from the top-level political agreement needed to restart oil flows.
Strategic KRG pipelines near completion
In a major step towards greater energy sector efficiency – and autonomy from Baghdad – Kurdistan is almost done building the first leg of key gas and oil pipelines.
Nujaifi begins IOC talks in Ninewa
Bolstered by a plurality of Kurdish members, the Ninewa Provincial Council has authorized Gov. Atheel Nujaifi to negotiate directly with oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Hunt and Genel.
Q&A: Zuhair al-Araji, mayor of Mosul
To recover from a devastating war, Iraq’s second-largest city needs a massive mobilization of resources and coherent planning and organization – but it’s getting neither.
Kurdistan ‘goodwill’ exports stalled
Due to pipeline sabotage, and amidst an enduring political impasse, the KRG has postponed its plans to begin exporting through federal channels.
Iraq’s north export infrastructure destroyed
Experts and oil officials say it will take years to recover from the damage done by ISIS.
Technical talks signal potential progress on Iraq-Turkey Pipeline
Recent meetings show renewed efforts to set terms for reopening the export pipeline, but top-level political approval is hardly assured.
KRG-Iran pipeline talks gain momentum
The two sides are developing detailed technical plans for an oil export pipeline, though political approvals are still pending.