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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)

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 29, 2015

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

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 21, 2015

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

Iraq passes 2016 budget

Despite criticizing the budget for its unrealistic projections, MPs overcame last-minute disputes and approved nearly $90 billion in spending and a deficit of $20 billion.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 15, 2015

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

Q&A: Kirkuk Gov. Najmaldin Karim

Positioned between Baghdad and the KRG, Karim explains how he is negotiating to squeeze badly needed resources from both sides.

Pearl wins $2 billion ruling against KRG

An arbitration court ruled the KRG owes the Pearl gas consortium nearly $2 billion for past production, but enforcement will be difficult and more legal battles loom, including KRG counter claims.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 24, 2015

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

KRG hit with $100 million court order

Pearl Petroleum can now pursue fuel sales that went partially unpaid when it filed a multi-billion dollar arbitration claim over a larger contractual dispute.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 17, 2015

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