Government offers oil job promises to settle protesters
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Unknown assailants alleged to be the self-proclaimed Islamic State killed workers at a pipeline warehouse in Dibis, northwest of Kirkuk.
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Iraqi authorities have discovered several small-scale smuggling rackets in and around Basra over the past year.
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Iraqi security forces shot protesters in an escalation of chronic frustration with a lack of jobs and services, including salty water that shut down the Basra refinery.
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Q&A: Abdul Mahdy al-Ameedi, head of Iraq’s oil contracts
Despite operating under a caretaker Cabinet, the Oil Ministry's contracting chief is trying to sustain momentum on the 5th bidding round and other major projects.
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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.
Iraqi oil exports steady in June though federal revenues fall
Federal oil exports increased, but the oil price pushed down earnings, and Kurdistan tanker loadings slowed due to outages.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 3, 2018
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
Insurgents use intimidation to amplify influence
Islamic State militants thrive in large security gaps across northern Iraq, moving freely among villages, shopping for supplies, and using threats to enforce compliance.
Playing The Long Game In Iraq
The End of the Iran Deal Could Destabilize Iraq
Marriage a distant dream for many in Iraq’s Mosul
Questions Mount About Possible Fraud in Iraq Vote
Iraq cuts ties with US sanctioned bank
Iraqis protest in Kirkuk over alleged voting fraud
The Man Who Could Shape Iraq’s Future
Sacked defence minister shrugs off corruption impeachment in election resurgence
