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)

Oct 18, 2018

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Oct. 16, 2018

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

Oct 10, 2018

Luiebi named head of new national oil company

Cabinet names sitting oil minister as INOC president in special decision, Oil Ministry spokesperson says.

Oct 10, 2018

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Oct. 9, 2018

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

Oct 5, 2018

Analysis: Salih’s victory shakes Kurdistan’s political landscape

The KRG's two dominant political parties had been rebuilding a strategic partnership, but their bitter contest over the Iraqi presidency has injected new volatility into their rivalry.

Oct 3, 2018

Adil Abd al-Mahdi, ex-oil minister, tapped as Iraq prime minister

Hours after being elected president, Barham Salih tasks Adil Abd al-Mahdi, the former oil minister, to form the next government.

Sep 27, 2018

Lawsuit imperils formation of Iraq National Oil Company

A major restructuring of Iraq’s oil sector appears to be delayed — and could possibly be derailed — by a legal challenge.

Sep 23, 2018

Iraq seeks sanctions waiver on vital Iran energy trade

Iraq depends on Iran for more than one-third of its power generation — a major sticking point as Washington prepares to re-impose sanctions.

Sep 10, 2018

Baghdad-KRG oil rights case delayed again

Iraq's Federal Supreme Court is struggling to appoint impartial technical experts to help parse the arguments over the legality of Kurdistan's independent oil sector.

Sep 6, 2018

Basra protests explode into widespread violence

As rioters burned government and political party offices, protesters threatened action against oil facilities.

Aug 29, 2018

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Aug. 28, 2018

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