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Iraq grapples with power shortages and Iran sanctions as summer looms

The expiration of a U.S. sanctions waiver on Iranian electricity imports is complicating Baghdad's balancing act between Tehran and Washington, while the government scrambles for power supply ahead of peak demand season.
Workers from the Southern Projects Commission of Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects assemble a pipeline designed to carry regassified LNG imported via the Khor al-Zubair port in Basra to power stations in February 2025. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)
Dec 15, 2016

Maliki draws violent protests in Basra

Demonstrations roil southern provinces in response to the former PM's visit, highlighting destabilizing rivalries within and among Shia political blocs.

Dec 8, 2016

Iraq passes 2017 budget

Under pressure to tighten spending, Parliament overcomes objections from oil provinces and some Kurdish MPs to ratify $85 billion budget.

Dec 7, 2016

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 7, 2016

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

Dec 2, 2016

Q&A: Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luiebi

Undeterred by an impending OPEC production cut, Luiebi turns his attention toward modernizing the gas sector and building long-neglected infrastructure.

Dec 1, 2016

Iraq faces tough cuts after OPEC deal

For the first time in decades, Baghdad is confronting the fiscally and politically fraught challenge of deciding how to cut oil production, following Wednesday's OPEC agreement.

Nov 29, 2016

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 29, 2016

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

Nov 23, 2016

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 23, 2016

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

Nov 15, 2016

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 15, 2016

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

Nov 9, 2016

Iraq Cabinet decisions: Nov. 8, 2016

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