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Akkas gas field falters despite increasing power needs

Even as wartime supply disruptions push Iraq toward a summertime electricity crisis, the Akkas gas field is producing at a fraction of its potential.
Representatives of the Iraqi Oil Ministry and the U.S. company SLB gather in Baghdad on July 22, 2025, for the signing of a contract for the development of the Akkas gas field. (Photo credit: Oil Ministry)
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.

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 13, 2011

Q&A: The new head of Iraq’s energy security

The head of the Energy Police, a new directorate in charge of all energy infrastructure protection, describes his organization and its challenges on the eve of the U.S. withdrawal.

Nov 29, 2011

Security problems stymie Basra conference

In the wake of a deadly bombing, the biggest players in Basra's oil sector backed out of a conference meant to highlight Iraq's investment opportunities.