Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq addresses the criticism he's received for attempting to enter Iraq's oil sector.
The former U.S. ambassador has officially landed in the Iraqi oil patch in a controversial move that complicates Arab-Kurd relations and appears to undercut the American policy he once promoted.
The former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq runs a consulting firm focused on Iraq investments and has just been named to Norwegian oil firm DNO, whose Kurdish projects have stoked controversy. He talks to Iraq Oil Report.
Former American ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan and the UN to join board of Norwegian firm, the biggest producer in Iraqi Kurdistan.
A group of Baghdad residents forced to leave the homes they built over an oil pipeline are crying foul. The Iraqi government says the move is for their own good.
Many residents of southern Iraq's marshes worry that their way of life will end when new oil production begins in the coming years.
The marshes of southern Iraq are the staging ground for a contentious battle between residents and oil stakeholders over the fate of the fragile and oil-rich ecosystem.
The western province wants the prospective gas field to be fed directly to local refineries and power plants, allowing exports only of refined products. Or else.
Anbar Gov. Qasim Abid talks about building whole new cities, taking on the insurgents who blew off his arm, and opposing Baghdad's plans to export natural gas from the province.
Despite statements by a prominent Iranian oil official, Tehran has not hardened its policy on border oil fields and negotiations with Iraq are continuing.
