Q&A: Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi – Part 1

Iraq's oil minister discusses increasing production despite a fiscal squeeze, measures to keep IOCs whole, the Basra Gas Company and Zubair projects, and more.

Iraqi OIl Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi arrives ahead of the 168th Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. (LISI NIESNER/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

VIENNA - In a year clouded by crisis and conflict, Iraq's oil sector has provided a silver lining – in the form of record production and exports.

That growth has come in the face of several challenges: political disputes mar progress, and financial woes are deepening as oil prices remain low.

Q&A: Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi – Part 1

Login to your account

More in Energy

Iraqi crude exports fall in March

Kurdistan crude export deadlock persists

Iraqi production declines in February on Rumaila accident

Q&A: Ahmad Salman, deputy president of Syria’s Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party