December production stumbles on temporary Rumaila outage
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A tribal dispute over contracts burst into violence, with field employees caught in the crossfire.
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Ameedi's replacement by Maarij is one of many changes as a new retirement mandates kick in and Ghadhban continues staffing reshuffle.
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Many Iraqi commanders fighting an ongoing IS insurgency say a prospective U.S. military withdrawal would deprive them of crucial training and capabilities.
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Q&A: Thamir Ghadhban, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil
In the midst of an unpredictable protest movement, Iraq's oil sector has avoided output disruptions and plans are on track for developing new production and export capacity.
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Q&A: Zuhair Mouhsin al-Araji, mayor of Mosul
Iraq's second-largest city is rebuilding, neighborhood by neighborhood, despite an uncertain trickle of government funding and fluctuations in political leadership.
Iraq again sets oil export record in 2019
Oil sales have jumped by 1 million bpd in the past five years, though future growth prospects are clouded by geopolitical uncertainty.
- U.S. sanctions threats cast shadow on Iraqi economy
- Iraqi oil sector holds fast amid storm of U.S.-Iran conflict
- December exports fall, but revenues rise on strong oil price
- Senior brain drain looms for Oil Ministry if federal retirement order goes into effect
- Political vacuum could upend key Oil Ministry plans
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 14, 2020
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
Nassiriya field back online after protest-related outage
The Nassiriya oil field and Dhi Qar refinery are operating again after the Oil Ministry took them offline temporarily to de-escalate protests.
