Politics

Baghdad court rejects Oil Ministry effort to invalidate KRG oil contracts

The Karkh Court of Appeals has denied an Oil Ministry appeal and reversed a series of 2022 rulings that declared several KRG oil contracts void.

Workers measure the pressure at the Central Processing Facility at the Tawke oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan in August 2012. (SEBASTIAN MEYER/Metrography/Iraq Oil Report)

Feb 19, 2019

Kurdistan government formation deal stalls

Two weeks after leaders from the KRG's two main political parties agreed on top posts in Erbil and Kirkuk, their deal has hit roadblocks.

Feb 14, 2019

Ghadhban reshuffles Oil Ministry leadership team

Four deputy ministers are swapping positions with one another, in Ghadhban's first major staff changes as minister.

Feb 13, 2019

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Feb. 12, 2019

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.

Feb 8, 2019

Kurdistan government formation takes step forward

The KRG's two primary political parties appear to have broken a four-month stalemate with a deal for new leadership in both Erbil and Kirkuk.

Feb 6, 2019

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Feb. 5, 2019

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.

Jan 31, 2019

Kirkuk oil smuggling rings thrive amidst corruption

Security forces have disrupted several operations stealing thousands of barrels of oil per day, but perpetrators with powerful connections defy justice and the smuggling continues.

Jan 31, 2019

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 29, 2019

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.

Jan 25, 2019

New budget hikes spending, including windfall for KRG

Parliament passed a 2019 budget, approving near-record expenditures and curtailing penalties for the Kurdistan region's independent oil exports.

Jan 24, 2019

Court presses Baghdad, KRG for details of oil disputes

Iraq’s highest court again delayed a ruling on a key lawsuit as it seeks information about past political efforts to cooperate.

Jan 16, 2019

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 15, 2019

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.