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Oil workers rally for shift change, against DG

Workers from the state-run South Oil Company (SOC) are demanding improved working conditions, including a change in shift hours, and are calling for the resignation of the company's director general if the demands go unmet.

Workers at the South Oil Company rally outside company headquarters in Basra on March 10, 2015. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)
Feb 26, 2014

Iraq approves two IPP power plant deals

Iraq’s Cabinet has approved the grant of investment licenses for two new power plants that together are expected to add 4,500 megawatts to Iraq’s power supply.

Feb 20, 2014

OMV dumps stakes in KRG oil blocks

Austria’s OMV, the operator of the Bina Bawi gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has relinquished its minority stakes in two other fields that are operated by Chevron.

Feb 18, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Feb. 18, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Feb 12, 2014

Iraq Cabinet decisions: Feb. 11, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Feb 6, 2014

Crucial Iraq energy security seeks U.S. focus

As the intensifying campaign by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) heads into its second year, Iraq is planning a nationwide enhancement of key infrastructure security before the violence can reach the vital oil sector.

Feb 4, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Feb. 4, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Jan 29, 2014

Oil unions press for legislation as demands unmet

Unions representing the oil sector and other Iraqi workers are pressing Parliament to pass labor and union laws before their current session ends, measures that would end Saddam Hussein-era imposition on worker rights and go far toward addressing outstanding demands by workers of the state-owned South Oil Company (SOC) .

Jan 28, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 28, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Jan 23, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 21, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.