Plus: *The State of Basra *Crescent Petroleum sponsors Iraqi universities in oil confab *Oil deals unlikely for months *Iraq war drains U.S. budget for fuel *Iraqi parties prevent ban on honor killing *Japan-Iraq collaboration A lull in fighting in the oil-rich province of Basra allowed oil field workers to return to work, ensuring output of […]
*But danger looms as workers can’t get to work *Those at stations since Tuesday running out of supplies, food and sleep *Basra violence threatens oil investment *Recap of violence from Basra to Baghdad *Port workers say military aims is to privatize *Humanitarian aid desperately needed but unable to reach Basra *KRG posts electricity tenders Iraq […]
Pipelines hit Workers can’t leave/get to work A peek at the Basra oil infrastructure Iraqi military "stalled," Maliki vows fight "to the end" Security of late threatened Bush: Nationalized oil harming Iraq, "legacy" of Saddam Bush: Losing the Iraq war "endanger" oil in Iraq U.S. gives $2.5M to train engineers The Iraq Press Roundup Oil […]
The violence that has killed dozens and injured hundreds since Tuesday is billed as Iraq's military against "criminals, terrorist forces and outlaws," in the words of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who this week launched an Iraqi Security Forces offensive into Basra, Ben Lando reports for United Press International. But political parties and their militias […]
Iraq's Army will target militias in Iraq's oil capital Basra in a last ditch effort to route the growing violence before provincial elections which may take place this fall, Kim Sengupta reports for The Independent. This poses a huge dilemma for citizens and the country. Who exactly of the dozens of militias will the Army […]
Plus: *Shell responds to activist letter: increased profits not directly tied to Iraq war *Iraq oil official confirms $2.5B for two-year deals with Big Oil *Iraq oil, 5 years later *Iraq Oil Ministry officials in New Orleans to observe MMS sale *Iraq museum won’t open when repaired; smuggling artifacts funds insurgency *Much, much more… Gen. […]
Plus: *Doubts linger in Big Oil's mind over signing time for new deals *Top energy adviser to Maliki assures the terms are good enough *Iraq cuts Basra crude price to European buyers *KBR finishes Persian Gulf platform work *Much more... Basra is the key to Iraq -- a major city and source of oil, plus […]
Plus: *Russia and Iraq -- quid pro quo on oil for debt *Attacks on Iraq's energy sector shut down power grid, bomb found on Electricity Ministry's doorstep *State Dept. critiqued by its own for lax dealings with Iraq government *Iraqi Kurds in U.S. push for investment beyond oil *Oil for refugees *Much more... Political disputes […]
Plus: *Oil Majors get special crude instead of cash deal for upcoming oil deals *Iraq-Jordan oil import deal solidifies *Smugglers near Baiji set pipeline ablaze *Oil union leader keys British anti-war tour *Iraq sends delegation to Qatar for gas cooperation *Italy’s Edison, Shell want into Iraq gas too *Turkish op-ed denies cutting N. Iraq’s electricity […]
There's optimism in Iraq, at least from a mysterious cadre called the Energy Fusion Cell, which for the past eight months worked to bring coherence to both U.S. and Iraqi initiatives in the oil, gas and power sectors -- the backbone of its citizens' quality of life and the bulk of the national budget. It's […]
