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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)
Apr 11, 2008

The Iraq oil circus comes to Washington

This week the circus came to town. Not Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, but Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, and with it the three rings of a five-plus year war and occupation, politicians in their populist best pitches and the media echo of what's going on with Iraq's oil revenue. Petraeus, the […]

Apr 9, 2008

Iraq oil production drops slightly as Baghdad criticized for spending oil proceeds…

PLUS: *Oil and the Basra battle *The northern pipeline protector *Power grid still a target *Kirkuk deadline looms large *Baquba violence increases Iraq oil production decreased in March, along with OPEC as a whole, as Baghdad was pressed by Washington to spend more of its revenues, United Press International's Ben Lando reports. Oil flow has […]

Mar 25, 2008

Iraq oil exports and revenue up, but production is down…

Plus: *Fighting in Basra, Iraq’s oil capital *Oil flow not affected, ministry says *Likely outcome troubling for violence and politics *Chevron ready for Iraq deals *Lukoil says West Qurna progress *Workers poisoned at water plant needed for oil sector *CS Monitor marks Five Years in Iraq *Turkey vs. Kurds in … Basra? *Iraq’s female detainees […]

Mar 20, 2008

A look into Shell and other oil firms’ angling into Iraqi oil and gas deals…

Plus: *Electricity Ministry official assassinated *Iraq, Oil and The Washington Post *The Betrayal of Judge Radhi *Basra police bust women assassin's ring *Kuwait to Iraq: debt relief for water *Iraq Five Years of War: continuing coverage *Much, much more... Royal Dutch Shell has been quietly working with Iraq’s oil ministry over the past two years, […]

Mar 11, 2008

Int’l audit of Iraq’s oil revenues show more to be done to prevent smuggling…

Plus: *Iraq Oil Minister confirms crude for cash, int’l agreement may prevent it *Fire stops Kirkuk flow to Turkey *Ministry confirms China oil talks *Oil vs. Electricity ministries *Oil ready for Jordan, ambassador blames scared contractors *KBR keeps taking hits *Much, much more... Iraq is improving its anti-theft operations guarding oil and fuel from the […]

Mar 11, 2008

Iraq’s multi-phased oil contract process moves forward…

Plus: *Oil Minister Shahristani bridges ties with Turkey, dismisses Kurdish deals again *Shahristani said high court can decide who is right *IMF official: transparency improved, all oil funds still unaccounted for *Talabani in Turkey, denounces PKK, tells Ankara it must talk to Barzanis *Unofficial meeting set in Baghdad *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more... With or […]

Mar 6, 2008

Iraq: Big Oil deals could clear late-March…

Plus: *China-Iraq oil deals make progress *Shahristani doubles today's production for two-year goal *Shahristani in Ankara for gas talks *Wind power for water *The Future of Kirkuk *The Iraq Press Roundup Iraq will wind up negotiations with five Big Oil firms later this month on key fields and soon announce the firms that qualify for […]