Iraq's oil capital wants a greater share of power and revenue from Baghdad. Politicians have pressed the cause before, but never with such wide support.
Basra leaders pushing for regional autonomy
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Basra renews autonomy campaign
Local leaders are reviving a populist initiative to transform Iraq's oil capital into its own federal region.
Basra pushes toward financial autonomy
Provincial leaders claim rights to all revenues from two oil fields and a portion of customs fees in an effort to bypass Baghdad's fiscal management.
Southern oil provinces vie for autonomy
Citing impatience with the central government, leaders in Iraq’s richest oil provinces have taken early steps towards combining into a semi-autonomous southern region.
Basra takes small step toward autonomy
Iraq's election authority certified a minor victory on Monday for a movement that seeks to transform Basra province into a region with autonomy akin to Kurdistan.
Basra gains clout amidst protests
Locals near the Shell-operated Majnoon oil field staged demonstrations over unemployment, as visiting leaders from Baghdad met provincial demands for more powers and better services.
Q&A: Basra Gov. Majid al-Nasrawi
The leader of Iraq's oil capital discusses economic development and security for Basrawis and oil companies.
Despite Basra security surge, violence continues
Reinforcements from outside Basra are working to tamp down tribal fighting, including near oil fields, but some militias have chafed at the influx of forces.
Basra protests Baghdad’s power failures
Basra leaders accused the Electricity Ministry of incompetence after a two-day blackout incited angry residents to protest, amidst 131-degree heat.
Q&A: Alaa Abdul-Hussein Salman, director of the Basra Investment Commission
Basra's investment chief discusses the opportunities and obstacles as the province pursues new projects.
Seeking new revenue, Iraq revamps Basra oil marketing
By introducing a new blend of export oil, "Basra Heavy," the Oil Ministry hopes to raise both the quality and quantity of sales.
Oil autonomy spreading to Iraq’s provinces
Inspired by Kurdistan's independent oil sector, Wasit and Salahaddin provinces have signed politically risky exploration deals with small international companies.
Sunni nationalism eyes autonomy
As Prime Minister Maliki forges a Shiite governing coalition, Iraq’s Sunnis turn their backs on Baghdad.
Pipeline blast in southern Iraq fixed, oil flow rerouted …
*But danger looms as workers can’t get to work *Those at stations since Tuesday running out of supplies, food and sleep *Basra violence threatens oil investment *Recap of violence from Basra to Baghdad *Port workers say military aims is to privatize *Humanitarian aid desperately needed but unable to reach Basra *KRG posts electricity tenders Iraq […]
Bombers intercepted near Basra oil fields
After encountering heightened security on the outskirts of Basra, near the Rumaila oil field, two suicide attackers blew up their car bombs.
Local oil politics stall parliament
Unresolved disagreements over the control of Iraq’s oil and the distribution of revenue have stopped the new parliament, before it can even start.
Hadi al-Amiri appointed “czar” of Basra
The prime minister has tapped Amiri - the paramilitary commander-turned-political maverick - to coordinate an array of urgent initiatives in Iraq's oil capital.
Q&A: Hassan Mohammed Hassan, deputy Basra Oil chief in charge of licensing round fields and West Qurna 1
Basra's fields bore the brunt of the OPEC-plus production curtailments, and they are ready to surge as output quotas lift.
Kidnappings, bombings hit Basra
Far away from the threat of IS militants, Iraq's oil capital is slipping toward lawlessness after a month of abductions and explosions.
Basra’s battered culture re-emerges
Iraq’s artistic centre tries to recover from militia rule.
SOC splits into Basra, Dhi Qar oil companies
The Iraqi Cabinet has finalized the creation of the Dhi Qar Oil Company. South Oil Company has been renamed the Basra Oil Company.
Assassination and bombings roil Basra
After gunmen killed the general secretary of Hizbollah Iraq's Basra branch, and amidst a spate of IED bombings, paramilitary groups threatened to take security matters into their own hands.
Basra security continues to decline
In Iraq's oil capital, at least four people have been killed in shootings and three more have been kidnapped in the past week.
Oil spill mars Basra power plant expansion
Days after formally reopening, the newly refurbished Najibiya power plant polluted Basra's water supply. Now regulators are threatening to shut it down.