Analysis: What Iraq reveals about Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson has never held a government position, but he does have a long track record of conducting foreign policy as the leader of ExxonMobil – one of the largest Continue Reading
Iraqi PM says Kurds exporting more oil than allocated
Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the autonomous Kurdish region was exporting more than its allocated share of oil as the country seeks to comply with an OPEC output cut. Continue Reading
Is The OPEC Deal Falling Apart Already? Iraq Accuses Kurds Of Non-Compliance
Back on December 15, two weeks ahead of the day the OPEC production cut agreement was set to begin, according to which some 1.2 million barrels per day in oil Continue Reading
Iraq: Suicide bombing kills at least 22 in Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle Monday in a bustling market area in Baghdad, killing at least 22 people, Iraqi officials said, hours after the arrival of French Continue Reading
Two blasts in central Baghdad kill at least 21: police, medics
Two bombs exploded at a busy market in central Baghdad on Saturday killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 40 others, police and medics said. There was no Continue Reading
Iraq commits to OPEC cuts, sends oil prices higher
Crude oil prices edged higher in early trading Wednesday in thin volumes amid expectations OPEC will hold the production line, though doubts persist. Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Continue Reading
Iraq Says Kurds, Foreign Companies Agree to Cut Oil Output
Iraq said most international oil companies working in the country, along with the nation’s semi-autonomous Kurds, have agreed to cut crude output to fulfill an OPEC accord. Iraq is fully Continue Reading
Seeking financial rescue, KRG offered Turkey major oil assets
Emails published by Wikileaks reveal a proposal for Turkey to take equity stakes in Kurdistan’s biggest oil fields, in exchange for nearly $5 billion of immediate financial assistance. Turkey’s then-Prime Continue Reading
Iraq Says Kurds, Foreign Companies Agree to Cut Oil Output
Iraq said most international oil companies working in the country, along with the nation’s semi-autonomous Kurds, have agreed to cut crude output to fulfill an OPEC accord. Iraq is fully Continue Reading
Caught Red-Handed? Iraq Is Talking Down Its Oil Exports
Even though crude prices may be subdued amid thin trading over the holiday period, there is always a thing (or five) going on in the oil markets. Henceforth, hark…here are Continue Reading