The prime minister's second attempt to overhaul his Cabinet sets off a protest in the Parliament chamber and threats of a no-confidence vote.
Former South Oil Company chief Jabbar Allibi nominated to head the Oil Ministry, as Abadi makes a second attempt to reform his Cabinet.
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
Abadi taps Nazar Numan, a Kurdish geologist, to run the Oil Ministry, and proposes Ali Allawi to once again head the Finance Ministry.
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
Adil Abd al-Mahdi has left the Oil Ministry and ceded authority to his deputy, as Baghdad braces for PM Abadi's Cabinet overhaul.
Provincial leaders claim rights to all revenues from two oil fields and a portion of customs fees in an effort to bypass Baghdad's fiscal management.
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
Iraq's Oil Minister said federally produced Kirkuk crude cannot flow through Kurdistan's pipeline without a new oil deal.
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
