To diversify power supply, Iraq signs framework deal with Gulf countries
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Remnants of the IS militant group have stepped up the pace and reach of operations throughout northern Iraq, including attacks near energy infrastructure.
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The Oil Ministry has initialed a contract with Stroytransgaz – a target of U.S. sanctions on Russia – for exploration and development in Anbar province. The deal awaits final Cabinet approval.
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The federal Oil Ministry and the KRG both increased export rates, largely offsetting a decline in global crude prices.
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Q&A: Thamir Ghadhban, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil
As Iraq pursues energy independence, the country's oil chief is streamlining the bureaucracy, crafting new investment incentives, and preparing to award mega-projects.
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Q&A: Ihsan Ismaael, director general of Basra Oil Company
Iraq's largest state oil company is expanding production capacity and building new infrastructure as it waits out an OPEC quota.
Iraq seeks minority partners to develop massive Mansuriya gas field via state company
After terminating its contract with TPAO, the Oil Ministry is relying on the state-run Midland Oil Company to operate a key gas field — and is seeking private-sector partners.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Sept. 8, 2019
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
As Turkey-PKK conflict escalates, new risks for KRG
Two months into Turkey's new military offensive targeting PKK positions in Iraqi Kurdistan – and following the assassination of a Turkish diplomat in Erbil – a decades-old conflict is entering a volatile new phase.
School Doors Barred to Many Children
Explosion in Iraq near Shiite mosque kills 3, wounds dozens
Strikes on Iran-backed militias threaten to destabilize Iraq
Blasts hit militia group position at Iraq’s Balad air base: security sources
ISIS Is Regaining Strength in Iraq and Syria
Food on the frontline: finding common ground through cooking
Iraq takes security measures following mysterious blasts
ISIS: Forgotten But Not Gone
