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Interviews

Q&A: Thamir Ghadhban

The prime minister's energy czar talks about production, flaring reduction, refining targets and the ongoing dispute between Baghdad and the KRG.

Q&A: The Calculator

IOR talks to Ali Hama Salih, Kurdistan’s popular MP, and a rising star in the opposition Gorran party.

Q&A: Basra Governor Majid al-Nasrawi

With a dispute over Basra's 2014 budget allocation looming, the governor of Iraq's oil capital is threatening to launch protests and even shut in oil exports.

Q&A: Abdul Karim Luaibi

Iraq's Oil Minister discusses 2014 exports, the Kurdish quota, postponing the fifth bidding round and more.

Q&A: Ali Musawi, Adviser to the Prime Minister

A chief adviser to PM Maliki speaks about the civil war in Syria and worsening relations with Turkey, and blames the Iraqi Speaker of Parliament for domestic political gridlock.

Q&A: Alaa Mohie el-Deen

The leader of Iraq's push for oil sector transparency discusses Iraq's latest EITI report, as well as the challenges of integrating Kurdistan into the process.