Security

Oil companies evacuate as Burjisiya drone attack highlights rising threat

Strike on a key oil logistics hub in Basra signals danger for southern Iraq's oil sector as Iran and its proxies target U.S. companies.

Emergency responders work to extinguish a fire at a chemical storage facility at the Burjisiya logistics hub in Basra on March 6, 2026.

Jun 9, 2012

UPDATE 2: Bombs target Kirkuk province oil field

Seven bombs in total were found at the Bai Hassan oil field in Kirkuk province, including two that caused damage but didn't curtain production or exports.

May 17, 2012

Oil workers kidnapped in Basra

Kidnappers disguised as police have abducted four employees of a Greek pipeline construction firm at a fake checkpoint near Rumaila oil field.

Apr 19, 2012

Q&A: Electricity Ministry IG Alaa Mohie el-Deen

Iraq’s oil transparency and electricity watchdog has two tough goals: transparency for the domestic oil sector and accountability for the most maligned ministry.

Apr 16, 2012

Smugglers target Basra’s floating power stations

Investigators have uncovered a $5 million-per-month smuggling operation that has trafficked Oil Ministry fuel into the Kurdistan region.

Apr 5, 2012

UPDATE: Northern exports resume after Turkey pipeline explosion

Bombs in Turkish territory target the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, temporarily taking it offline.

Mar 14, 2012

Ministry restricts oil company security

Amidst growing government hostility towards foreign security companies, the Oil Ministry has ordered oil field subcontractors to get protection from the Oil Police rather than private firms.

Jan 13, 2012

First foreign oil company attacked

Zero casualty and only equipment damage, but Ninewa attack on exploration company raises profile of security threats to the oil sector.

Jan 6, 2012

Deadly attacks continue as Iraqi leaders feud

A series of bombings Thursday targeted Shiites, killing at least 68, while a political conflict continues to stoke sectarian mistrust.

Dec 15, 2011

Rumaila bounces back after bombing

Iraq's largest oil field has almost fully recovered from Tuesday's pipeline bombing, which took half of its production off line.

Dec 14, 2011

Pipeline bombs cut Rumaila flow, threaten exports

Production in Iraq's largest oil field has been cut and exports may suffer after saboteurs bombed the same section of pipeline targeted in an October attack.