In Kurdistan, fearing for their environment and way of life, village councils have banded together to protest development of ExxonMobil's Betwata block.
CEO Bob Dudley's visit with Kirkuk and Baghdad leaders may clear the path for progress on BP's reservoir consultancy, and ultimately its long-term development of the Kirkuk field.
Southern exports increase as infrastructure upgrades take effect, though northern exports continue to plunge.
Iraq's Oil Minister discusses 2014 exports, the Kurdish quota, postponing the fifth bidding round and more.
Kurdistan's only gas producer has initiated arbitration proceedings against the KRG's Ministry of Natural Resources, alleging years of frustration and hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills.
After numerous attacks on facilities and personnel, the Angolan state company appears to be pulling back from its Qaiyarah and Najmah oil field projects.
A bilateral gas pipeline deal between Basra province and Iran could circumvent Baghdad's energy sector authority and conflict with UN sanctions.
Swiss firm Satarem has signed a "binding MoU" to build and operate a $6 billion refinery in Missan province – the Oil Ministry's first success in attracting private refinery investment.
Upgrades to Gulf export facilities are shutting in exports, as expected, while persistent attacks and reservoir problems have challenged northern output.
Bureaucratic hostility toward private business is sustaining a culture of corruption that threatens the country's economic growth and political stability.
