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Pipeline to feed Iraq with Iranian gas

Published Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Iraqi deputy minister confirms deal was reached during recent Baghdad meets to ship Iranian gas into Iraq and then to Syria, likely Europe next.

Q&A: Exxon’s Iraq chief James Adams

Published Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

With the West Qurna 1 oil field ahead of schedule, the head of ExxonMobil’s Iraq operation discusses the status of the project and the challenges ahead.

Iraq responds to Russian oil courting

Published Friday, January 16th, 2009

Plus: *Iraq reiterates Syria gas line plans *Ministry to discuss round 1 oil and gas bidding in Istanbul *Iraq election tactics: "iffy, illegal" *The missing Muntadar *Buying old Russian military equipment *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more A Russian delegation visiting Baghdad is attempting to reboot ties with Iraq. Russia was expecting a leg-up in either […]

Iraq negotiates new gas pipeline with Iran, Syria

Published Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Oil ministers from the three countries agreed in principle to pipe Iranian gas to Iraq and Syria, and eventually to Europe.

Turkey’s president forces U.S. to choose between it and Iraq’s Kurds over oil-rich Kirkuk and the PKK …

Published Friday, January 11th, 2008

Plus: *Iraq oil ends '07 with good and it's-been-worse news *Oil law update *What Turkey wants *Iraqi solutions, U.S. problems *much more.... Turkey's president made it clear during his visit to Washington this week that his country will continue a hard-line approach in dealing with the Kurdish guerrilla campaign in his country and ensuring Kirkuk, […]

Iraq on the brink? Markets tell a different story

Published Monday, September 30th, 2013

The steadily worsening security situation in Iraq has led many to wonder whether the country is once again descending into anarchy. A recent New York Times article, for example, spoke of “new fears that Iraq is returning to the bloody sectarian violence that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007”. Going by the […]

Baiji sees corruption cleanup, saving Iraq oil from smugglers

Published Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Plus much more in this long-weekend edition of Iraq Oil Report, including updates on more going on in the oil and electricity sector, election results revealed, and the status of key security, societal and economic issues. A must read: One might call them the Batman and Robin of the Bayji oil refinery. Together Ali al-Obaidi, […]

Q&A: Shell’s Iraq VP Hans Nijkamp

Published Friday, September 23rd, 2011

The head of Shell's Iraq operations discusses the criticism of its multi-billion-dollar gas deal, the status of its oil field development, and its long-term strategy.

Load ’em up: fields in Iraqi Kurdistan begin

Published Monday, June 1st, 2009

While oil flows, questions over compensation and disputes between KRG and Baghdad remain.

Q&A: Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luiebi

Published Monday, March 13th, 2017

Iraq's Oil Minister is bullish on the country's production targets setting another record this year.

Iraq seeks to diversify power imports as Iran tightens supply

Published Wednesday, December 8th, 2021

Iraq's electricity service has suffered amidst unreliable gas and power imports from Iran, but efforts are moving slowly to diversify supply via four other neighboring countries due to unresolved pricing negotiations.

Q&A: Oil Minister Ihsan Ismaael

Published Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

Gas and refining sector developments are a priority this year, but Iraq is also looking to settle longstanding disputes with the Kurdistan region and Turkey.

KRG prepares to link pipeline to politics

Published Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

A new Kurdistan export pipeline is being readied to tie into the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline within Iraqi territory but after the federal Oil Ministry's final metering station.

Despite hostilities, northern exports flow

Published Saturday, October 28th, 2017

Federal authorities are sending crude through the Kurdistan export pipeline and into Turkish port storage under KRG control - a sign of rare cooperation at a time of explosive political friction.

Kirkuk exports to Turkey expected to rise this month, though full restart of pipeline unknown …

Published Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Plus: *Explosion, fire at largest refinery Baiji *Shiite/Sunni/Kurd deal-making and fighting over oil, Kirkuk *Basra dismisses 1,000 police *From Mothers to Martyrs *Much, much more There are mixed reports on Iraq's resumption of oil exports to Turkey, which were shut down last week because of full storage tanks, not security impediments, United Press International reports. […]

International actions urge against Iraq oil law, say no good oil decisions can be made under occupation…

Published Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Plus: *A recap of Iraq’s current and potential oil sector *Petrel Resources gets Iraq oil extension, ready for bids *Reliance Industries staying out *Electricity Ministry demands more money to provide power *Much, much more… A coalition of U.S. veterans, unions and activists, who fear Iraq’s draft oil law is part of an orchestrated effort to […]

Clearing up the muddy Iraq oil debate

Published Friday, September 21st, 2007

This is a good time to clear up some of the issues surrounding the debate over Iraq’s oil and proposed legislation related to the hydrocarbons sector. Oil Law Semantics Except for President Bush, most members of Congress and others detached, the "Oil Law," also referred to as the "Oil and Gas Law" and the "Hydrocarbons […]

Iraq limits no-bid oil contracts to one year

Published Thursday, July 17th, 2008

The Iraqi government is planning to limit no-bid contracts being negotiated with several major oil companies to one year to avoid overlap with longer-term deals expected to be signed next June, the Associated Press reported. The no-bid contracts have sparked controversy because several major Western firms have been involved in the discussions. There are concerns […]

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