Energy

Iraq takes action on illicit oil schemes

U.S. designation of a key oil sector logistics provider highlights sanctions risks, prompting Iraqi measures to combat corruption in fuel trading.

Iraqi Navy vessels take part in operations to combat illicit oil sales in August 2025. (Photo credit: GCPI)

Nov 4, 2008

Shell-Iraq gas company would be Basra natural gas monopoly

*Proposed joint venture could expand beyond Basra *Includes all gas, associated and non-associated, documents show Plus: *Oil Ministry presses Parliament on oil law action *Alive in Baghdad: Who would Iraqis vote for – McCain or Obama? *Violence in Context *Iraq Press Roundup *USIP: Iraq’s Cultural Heritage: Preserving the Past for the Sake of the Future […]

Oct 31, 2008

Iraq to join oil revenue transparency pact

Plus: *Oil Minister Shahristani joins PM Maliki’s coalition list *The Green Zone Sit-in *VIDEO: Two-part series on the Surge & Sadr *Operation Hotel California: entering Iraq in 2002 *Iraqi women face increasing threats *All Iraqis in danger with bad water It's an exhausting and complicated process, but Iraq is taking steps to open up its […]

Oct 30, 2008

Iraq oil revenue audit to be handed over to all-Iraqi team

Plus: *Oil law back in Parliament *New wells and other work to boost oil production *However, questions remain *Status Of Forces Agreement update *The Turkey-U.S.-Iraq-Iraqi Kurd dance *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more The U.N.-mandated auditor of Iraq's oil revenue says, despite accounting troubles, it is ready to hand off its work to an all-Iraqi team […]

Oct 24, 2008

Iraqi oil exports slide since May but turnaround expected

Plus: *Turkey state oil firm holds Iraq oil deal talks in Japan *Samarra power station gets fast-track *Emir of Anbar's Dulaim tribe talks elections *West Point report: Iran more successful in political infiltration than militias *Babylon security now in Iraq's hands *Inside the mind of the PKK *Christians, minorities fear in Iraq *That's Not Tea! […]

Oct 21, 2008

Iraq oil law getting pushed by longtime supporter

Plus: *Japan, Turkey team up for Iraq oil and gas bid *CNPC starts Ahdab work *Oil price drop sparks budget changes *Oil smugglers arrested *new video--Alive in Baghdad: Two Families Survive Iraq's Militias *Basra port privatization begins *The Iraq Press Roundup *And much more A lawmaker from the parliament’s commission of power on Tuesday said […]

Oct 15, 2008

U.S. report: old Iraq southern oil pipelines could break

Plus: *KRG denies DNO export permit rumor *Kirkuk gas pipeline blast not affecting oil exports *Details on the Iraq oil and gas bidding process *Bush cuts Iraq oil grab ban from defense bill *Alive in Baghdad: A fuel crisis? *Top McCain official wanted Saddam off rogue list to secure oil deal *Iraq Press Roundup *Much, […]

Oct 13, 2008

Iraq begins oil and gas field bidding process for international oil firms

Plus: *Turkish special envoy in Baghdad for PKK talks with Barzani *Iraq aims at 2008 provincial elections *Finance Minister blasts budget surplus critique *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Iraq's Oil Ministry announced most of the details 35 of the world's largest oil companies were waiting for as the country begins to open the third-largest proven […]

Oct 9, 2008

Four days until Iraq oil and gas fields unveiled to international oil firms

Plus: *More details ahead of the roadshow *Kurdish national MP says oil law moving *KRG minister says natural gas to provide power for Kurds, industry and all of Iraq *Barzani heads to Baghdad for talks soon *Oil Search starts drilling *Shahristani talks pipeline plans *U.S. report warns of upcoming ethnic violence *Turkey readies for incursion […]

Oct 6, 2008

Dana and Crescent start gas production in northern Iraq

Plus: *Egypt sends Oil Minister for cooperation talks *Missan province oil products depot is underway *Turkey restarts northern Iraq bombings after PKK attack *Iraq's brightest stars can't shine in their homeland *Hakim starts campaigning *Iraq Press Roundup Iraq’s Kurdistan region is producing gas from projects signed with partners Dana Gas and Crescent. Gas is being […]

Oct 3, 2008

Iraq to offer 82 percent of proven oil reserves to international oil companies

Plus: *Premier out of bidding for various, unconfirmed reasons *Talabani, Aso discuss oil ties *Sterling dishes KRG oil stakes to Korea, Addax *Electricity minister explains set backs, signs deals with GM and Siemens *Much, much more Iraq’s Oil Ministry Oct. 13 will not only take a major step forward to bringing foreign oil companies into […]