Politics

Analysis: Iraq’s 2025 election results

Preliminary results paint a picture of the balance of power in the next Parliament and the dynamics likely to shape government formation and the energy sector.

Security guards stand at the entrance to a polling station in Basra on Nov. 11, 2025. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)

Mar 13, 2008

Pentagon report: Iraq oil law, related laws stuck; Progress in oil and electricity sectors not necessarily sustainable…

A Pentagon report says four key oil-related laws in Iraq are "stalled" in political gridlock while gains in oil and power production could be lost, Ben Lando reports for United Press International. The quarterly report to Congress, "Measuring Security and Stability in Iraq," released Tuesday, said the law commonly known as the oil law is […]

Mar 7, 2008

Key U.S. Senate committee wants answers to Iraq investment in own reconstruction …

Plus: *KBR, owner of 2002 rebuild Iraq oil deal, shirks patriotic duty to pay taxes *Gulf Keystone, partners, start KRG seismic *Women’s Day in Iraq *Iraq’s Three Civil Wars *Iraq assessment to be kept private *U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Crocker to resign The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee wants U.S. auditors to investigate […]

Feb 29, 2008

Iraq-Turkey-U.S. talks begin in Istanbul on developing Iraq’s gas …

Plus: *Iraq-Big Oil negotiations on technical support deals stalled *115 international oil firms register for Iraq's oil deals *Addax brings PSC in line with Kurds' oil law *Iran to send 200 megawatts to Iraq The third official energy meeting involving Iraqi, Turkish and U.S. officials began Friday in Istanbul, and though a top State Department […]

Feb 28, 2008

Iraq’s oil law, KRG vs. Baghdad and making deals on their own and what is Iraq’s oil potential…

Plus: *Iraqi Kurds, Iraqi Arabs, Washington and Ankara square up over the Turkish invasion into northern Iraq *Kirkuk pipeline to Turkey stops *Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq challenged in southern provincial strongholds *Iraq Press Roundup *Much, much more… Iraq's draft oil law is stalled in Parliament, the national government and Kurdistan Regional Government are moving […]

Feb 27, 2008

Today’s Iraq Oil Report is a cultural and political wrap-up, still vital information if you’re following Iraq’s oil sector.

Iraq’s Kurdish government says it will allow its security forces to confront Turkey if the Turkish troops chase Kurdish separatists into civilian areas, Asso Ahmed and Tina Susman report for the Los Angeles Times. Turkish troops are digging deeper into Iraq territory, John Affleck reports for The Associated Press. And violence in the rest of […]

Feb 26, 2008

Iraq, Turkey and U.S. to hold trilateral energy talks in Istanbul next month…

Plus: *Latest on the Turkish incursion into northern Iraq *Iraq oil experts meet in Paris *Electricity workers, ministry agree to talk after sit-ins *The Iraq Press Roundup *Much, much more… (Editor’s Note: Apologies to Iraq Oil Report’s subscribers who have received messages in triplicate over the past two days. IOR has resolved a problem with […]

Feb 24, 2008

International actions urge against Iraq oil law, say no good oil decisions can be made under occupation…

Plus: *A recap of Iraq’s current and potential oil sector *Petrel Resources gets Iraq oil extension, ready for bids *Reliance Industries staying out *Electricity Ministry demands more money to provide power *Much, much more… A coalition of U.S. veterans, unions and activists, who fear Iraq’s draft oil law is part of an orchestrated effort to […]

Feb 21, 2008

Iraq and Iran meet in Tehran this week to discuss first Gulf War leftovers, including oil, border disputes and mines…

Plus: *Status of the oil law update *Oil Minister Shahristani on CNN Marketplace Middle East *Corruption enemy #1 *Journalists in Basra allege South Oil Company and other security forces abuse *Baghdad takes page from Giuliani’s NYC book in dealing with poor, homeless *The Baghdad-Basra express restarts A senior Iraqi delegation in Iran isn't directly focused […]

Jan 24, 2008

Talks on Iraq’s oil disputes not officially happening …

Plus: *Iraq oil exports up last year *But the northern pipeline is down *And last week production dropped *Oil Minister in Davos says OPEC output OK *Babil province talking tough over blackouts Despite rumors that oil law negotiations were going to restart, it appears not so, United Press International reports. The Kurdistan Regional Government and […]

Jan 23, 2008

Are Baghdad-Kurd talks on oil issues about to start again?…

Plus: *Oil from Kirkuk expected to restart soon *National Security chief survives ambush *What's in a flag? *New Baath law reservations *more... Iraq's Kurdish oil leaders are in Baghdad to clear an impasse over oil control, though the national oil minister is reportedly not in town. That could be the point, since some Kurdish leaders […]