As Sadr's influence grows, his policies may scare foreign investors in the oil sector.
Haider al-Abadi, spokesman for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party, tells Iraq Oil Report the national oil company and a technocrat oil minister is "very important for rebuilding Iraq."
Oil Minister Shahristani gets seat riding Maliki's wave while only one of the current members of Parliament's Oil & Gas Committee will return to the legislature.
Maliki's supporters in Basra hint at federalist moves while calling fraud on rival's political triumph.
An acrimonious battle temporarily stops between bosses and workers in Iraq's southern oil sector while elections dominate Iraq and unions call for the end of Maliki's rule.
Fears of unrest grow as politicians, observers and insiders see Shia-dominated south unrest as the controversy over the March 7 vote recount grows.
Basra province alleges that Kuwaiti oil development could sap Iraqi resources, and calls for clarification of control of joint wells
A bigger slice of the oil revenues pie and better security have sold a second Maliki term to the people of Basra.
OPEC quota and market economics reasons Iraq may tell foreign oil firms to reduce production below contracted plateau.
Iraq's Kurds still pegged for kingmaker status but demands for oil autonomy will be weakened by internal competition and challenges from resurgent Sunni voters.
