One month after Parliament passed legislation designed to help restart the pipeline to Turkey, implementation is mired in old disagreements.
In its new draft budget, the federal Cabinet has allocated just $625 million in advance payments for KRG exports – well short of Kurdish expectations.
After a shootout between Iraqi Army and Kurdish security forces in disputed territories, both sides are mobilizing troops, raising the specter of an escalating civil conflict.
Details of Garraf worker deaths Kidnapping, violence in Kirkuk Rumaila-Zubair pipeline secured Missan to start demining project
In a move that would bolster Kurdish oil autonomy, a new Turkish state company is negotiating with the KRG to take stakes in at least five exploration blocks.
Awakening councils decry weapons seizures Syria arms trafficking continues New 250MW power plant for Missan Dhi Qar signs e-governance deal
In his first interview as interim head of the Central Bank, Iraq's lead auditor discusses the new KRG-Baghdad export agreement, as well as his priorities for the CBI.
Dispute continues over Garraf deaths Oil worker kidnapped in Kirkuk Dhi Qar smart cards to curb smuggling Diyala dam to alleviate water crisis
As Iraqi leaders take tentative steps toward oil policy reconciliation, Iraq Oil Report publishes the agreement – signed Sept. 13, but secret until now – that sets the rules of the road ahead.
The KRG is fighting to embed its recent export agreement with Baghdad in the 2013 budget law, to guarantee payments for its oil contractors.
A widely sought consultant and veteran Iraq observer, Raad Alkadiri shares his insight into the effect of the country's political crises on oil investment.
