Politics

Government formation stalemate deepens

Nouri al-Maliki's path to the premiership becomes increasingly unlikely as political power brokers struggle to contend with U.S. opposition and regional uncertainty.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani (left) and former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (right) meet on Feb. 11, 2026 in Baghdad. (Photo credit: Prime Minister's Office)

Jul 21, 2017

Head of Dhi Qar Oil Company replaced

Ali Warid Hamoud, formerly of the Missan Oil Company, is the third director general appointed to lead the newly formed DQOC in less than four months.

Jul 18, 2017

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 18, 2017

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 13, 2017

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 12, 2017

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 11, 2017

Top Basra officials implicated in electricity corruption

Basra's governor and head of the provincial council are both being investigated for corruption in an electricity supply deal.

Jul 7, 2017

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 4, 2017

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 5, 2017

Iraqi provincial elections postponed until 2018

Political blocs have quietly agreed to combine provincial elections with national elections slated for next April.

Jul 1, 2017

Legal action deters KRG crude sales to Canada

After Baghdad obtained a Canadian warrant to seize a tanker of Kurdistan exports, the Neverland has sailed back into the Atlantic Ocean.

Jun 30, 2017

UPDATE: Oil Ministry targets Vitol for legal action in KRG oil dispute

Baghdad prepares a legal offensive as the Neverland oil tanker, filled with a controversial cargo of crude from Kurdistan, has appeared off the coast of Canada.

Jun 24, 2017

Baghdad may ramp up legal challenge to Kurdish crude exports

Prime Minister Abadi orders lawyers to block any attempt by the autonomous Kurdistan region to ship oil to the United States following reports that a tanker bearing KRG crude is en route.

Jun 22, 2017

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: June 22, 2017

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