An MP from Basra and influential member of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Awad outlined his position on foreign oil companies in Iraq and Iran's role in the oil sector.
Q&A: Uday Awad, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee
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Oil autonomy spreading to Iraq’s provinces
Inspired by Kurdistan's independent oil sector, Wasit and Salahaddin provinces have signed politically risky exploration deals with small international companies.
Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee
The influential MP from Basra discusses oil disputes with Kurdistan, legislative priorities, and new energy projects in southern Iraq.
Two new oil companies, six new provinces
Baghdad expands state oil sector in south and carves out potential new provinces in restive areas in the north where politics are always at play.
Hunt Oil knew KRG oil deal in disputed territory
According to a State Dept. cable from Iraq, and despite the U.S. Embassy's warnings, the oil company of a George W. Bush intelligence adviser signed a Kurdish oil deal knowing the field was in disputed territory.
Southern oil provinces vie for autonomy
Citing impatience with the central government, leaders in Iraq’s richest oil provinces have taken early steps towards combining into a semi-autonomous southern region.
Q&A: Brig. Gen. Ali Hussein Hilal al-Mayahi, director of South Oil Police
As protests re-gain momentum at key oil sites in Basra, Mayahi details the network of government forces providing security and the challenges they face.
Ministry unveils tough terms for 4th bid round
IOC officials express skepticism as model contract tightens cost-recovery mechanism and gives Oil Ministry the authority to delay production.
Q&A: Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani
Iraq's top energy official discusses ExxonMobil, the KRG budget proposal, the status of fighting in Anbar and more.
The four-year plan
The Iraqi Oil Ministry's four-year plan, unveiled but not reproduced in February, available here only to Iraq Oil Report subscribers.
Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, MP from Basra
One of the plaintiffs in the landmark Federal Supreme Court case against Kurdistan's independent oil sector discusses fallout from the ruling as well as Parliament's role in energy sector oversight.
Q&A: Habat al-Halbusi, chair of the Parliament Oil and Energy Committee
The MP leading Parliament's oversight of Iraq's oil and electricity sectors discusses the importance of gas development and the status of INOC legislation.
Q&A: Ali al-Mashkoor, member of the Parliament Oil Committee
Parliament is aiming to pass an oil law this year, but there are no plans to resurrect INOC.
Q&A: Former Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie
Top Maliki confidante gives his candid take on Iraq's political landscape, oil disputes and security crisis as national elections loom.
No country for oil smugglers
Iraq's Oil Police have seized the momentum in the country’s battle against outlaw smugglers, and Iraq Oil Report is along for the ride. With production set to skyrocket, their challenge has just begun.
American base in Basra on frontline of oil boom
The U.S. and British troops and diplomats based at COB Basra see themselves forming a crucial conduit for foreign oil companies entering Iraq's southern oil sector.
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Oil Ministry rejects provincial oil deals
At least two provinces are pressing for oil deals orchestrated locally, which the Oil Ministry is rebuking.
Analysis: Cabinet oil law asserts executive power
A review of the Cabinet's proposed oil law shows the Maliki administration is angling to keep control centralized in the Oil Ministry.
Q&A: Ninewa Gov. Najim al-Jibouri
The military commander-turned-governor says Mosul has largely succeeded in re-establishing security — but lagging support from Baghdad is hurting the local economy, including energy investment.
Analysis: 5 key takeaways from Iraq’s 2015 draft budget
PM Abadi's draft budget seeks to balance the competing interests of a fractured polity while contending with a devastating drop in oil prices and a crippling legacy of fiscal mismanagement.
Q&A: Oil Minister Ihsan Ismaael
Iraq’s oil chief discusses negotiations with Total and Chevron, arbitration with Exxon, the future of INOC, several gas project updates, and budget talks with the Kurdistan region.
For IOCs seeking cash flow, KRG local market falls short
With Kurdistan's export pipeline tangled in politics, beleaguered oil producers hoped they could make ends meet with domestic sales – but demand has been uneven at best.
One oil field awarded, many questions remain
Iraq’s Oil Ministry must decide what next after putting eight oil and gas fields up for foreign oil investors.