As hostilities with Iran resume, a shortened waiver period gives the outgoing Trump administration one last opportunity to wield economic leverage in Iraq.
U.S. keeps pressure on Iraq with 45-day sanctions waiver
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Could Iraq’s tribes provide the glue that keeps the country from falling apart?
In recent weeks, the self-styled Islamic State has inched toward Baghdad, putting Iraq’s army and government under increasing pressure and challenging their ability to preserve any semblance of a cohesive Iraqi state. Backed by Western airpower, the Shiite-dominated security forces and the Kurdish peshmerga are fighting back against the Sunni jihadists. But when it comes […]
Who killed Kurdistan’s oil exports?
Secret documents illuminate the agreement that re-started Kurdistan's exports and the reasons for its collapse.
Q&A: US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen
The veteran American investigator talks about the large-scale, institutionalized corruption that continues to plague Iraq, including the recent shakeup at the Central Bank.
Q&A: Oil Minister Ihsan Ismaael
Gas and refining sector developments are a priority this year, but Iraq is also looking to settle longstanding disputes with the Kurdistan region and Turkey.
Macron visit feeds hopes of breakthrough for Total deal
The French president's second trip to Iraq in less than a year could potentially help push a massive energy deal across the finish line for TotalEnergies.
Iraq oil production rising, but not as high as hoped
Budget cuts at Iraq's largest oil projects reflect the Oil Ministry's softening ambitions for long-term production targets.
Progress on water supply project for Basra oil fields
To meet ambitious oil production targets, Iraq needs to supply Basra oil fields with water – and now, a long-delayed project is finally moving forward.
Corruption stemmed at Beiji refinery – but for how long?
The director general of the Beiji oil refinery, Ali al-Obaidi, sees a future of violence and corruption that could cripple the facility he saved two years ago.
Iraq pursues scaled-down water injection project
Oil minister tasks SOC with implementing long-delayed infrastructure project, necessary for Iraq to achieve future oil production gains.
TotalEnergies and Iraq sign blockbuster energy deals
An estimated $27 billion will be spent to increase oil output, cut gas flaring, and launch the country's first solar project.
Iraqi, Turkish women workers unite
Iraqi workers cross border to Istanbul for meetings coinciding with International Women's Day; focus on healthcare and workers' rights and the gender gap in the work place.
Production-sharing contracts: a dying breed?
EDITOR'S NOTE: The issue of production-sharing contracts (PSCs, also called production-sharing agreements, or PSAs) in Iraq is a contentious one. Encouraged initially by American advisers as the best means for investment in post-war Iraq by, the system, which allows oil companies to take a share of the profits of all oil extracted, can mean that […]