Disputes between Baghdad and IOCs keep northern oil exports offline

One month after Parliament passed legislation designed to help restart the pipeline to Turkey, implementation is mired in old disagreements.

An oil jetty at the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan in Turkey, photographed in September 2003. (YORAY LIBERMAN/Getty)

Energy

February oil exports rise as OPEC-plus signals strategy shift

Iraq’s export volumes increased slightly month-on-month though revenues dipped as prices softened.

Politics

New Syria oil trade begins, despite political volatility

Syria's autonomous Kurdish-led enclave has revived an energy trade supplying oil and gas to territory controlled by the transitional government in Damascus.

Security

Khor Mor development continues after latest drone attack

Production and expansion work continue at key gas field after yet another attack highlights unresolved Iraqi government security failures.

Interviews

Q&A: Ali Qais Abdul Jabbar, director general of the Iraqi Oil Tankers Company

The IOTC chief discusses exports of heavy fuel oil and Qayarah crude, and ambitions to expand Iraq's fleet of oil tankers.