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)

Jul 9, 2019

Scrutiny mounts on Baghdad-KRG energy and revenue pacts

Spurred by perceived breaches of the 2019 budget law, MPs are targetting a swath of compromises and commercial deals aimed at bridging political gaps and increasing fuel and power supply to northern Iraq.

Jul 9, 2019

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 9, 2019

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.

Jul 3, 2019

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 2, 2019

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.

Jul 1, 2019

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: June 25, 2019

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.

Jun 28, 2019

Q&A: Thamir Ghadhban, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil

As Iraq pursues energy independence, the country's oil chief is streamlining the bureaucracy, crafting new investment incentives, and preparing to award mega-projects.

Jun 26, 2019

Hawrami poised to keep KRG oil portfolio

The architect of Kurdistan’s oil autonomy, Ashti Hawrami appears likely to continue as minister during the government's leadership transition.

Jun 21, 2019

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: June 18, 2019

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.

Jun 19, 2019

Rockets hit multiple Basra oil sites

Katyusha rocket attacks hit facilities housing international oil companies, including Exxon, which had recently ordered foreign staff to return to Basra.

Jun 17, 2019

Federal lawsuit targeting Kurdistan oil exports delayed again

Supreme Court gives the Iraqi PM seven weeks to sign updated pleading documents.

Jun 14, 2019

Iraq receives new U.S. waiver for Iran energy imports

Three days before the expiration of a prior waiver, the U.S. has decided to continue to refrain from punishing Iraq for essential gas and power imports.