Beyond the Headlines

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)

Nov 25, 2013

Kurdistan Cabinet minutes: Nov. 24, 2013

Whenever the media office of the Kurdistan Regional Government publishes the minutes of the Kurdistan Regional Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Kurdish.

Nov 22, 2013

Nassiriya project bid postponed to Jan. 23

Iraq has pushed back its joint oil field and refinery bidding round for Nassiriya to Jan. 23 - a month-long delay to give the Oil Ministry time to create improved contract terms in response to investors' demands.

Nov 21, 2013

Cabinet approves Akkas product pipelines

Iraq's Cabinet has approved a $449 million contract for natural gas product pipelines from the Akkas gas field, operated by Kogas, to two power plants and an export tie-in in Anbar province.

Nov 14, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 12, 2013

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

Nov 7, 2013

After BP’s outreach, KRG still opposes Kirkuk deal

Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region still opposes the central government's contract with BP to help halt the production decline in the Kirkuk oil field, even after the Kurdish governor of Kirkuk gave the deal his blessing.

Nov 5, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 4, 2013

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

Nov 4, 2013

Four finalists for new ITP leg

The Oil Ministry has qualified four companies to bid on a contract to build a new 40-inch pipeline that will replace a large segment of the battered Iraq-Turkey Pipeline.

Nov 2, 2013

Kirkuk pipeline offline after leak

Oil flow through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline stopped late Nov. 1 following "a technical glitch and not an act of sabotage," according to a senior official at the North Oil Company (NOC), which manages the pipeline.

Oct 30, 2013

CNPC hires locals to protect Halfaya

As the China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) gears up for the next phase of operations at its Halfaya project, the company has begun hiring and training local villagers and farmers to provide security and increase local employment.

Oct 28, 2013

Bai Hassan oil field attacked

A weekend attack on the Bai Hassan oil field caused minor damage but underscored how Iraq's worsening violence poses a danger to the oil sector.