As fighting rocks northern Iraq’s oil-rich Kirkuk area, and air strikes attempt to take out Islamic State positions, the dust will likely either settle in favor of the Iraqi Kurds, Continue Reading
An oil well at the Khabbaz field was blown up on Tuesday evening, the latest sign that Kirkuk province’s oil infrastructure remains vulnerable to attack even as militants from the Continue Reading
Suicide bombers killed at least 10 people in Basra and Dhi Qar on Monday, as the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) showed its determination – despite recent battlefield losses – to Continue Reading
A series of suicide car bomb attacks targeting security forces and crowded areas in central and southern Iraq on Monday left a total of 15 killed and some 48 others Continue Reading
Iraq Oil Report is now offering a new subscription service: the Iraq Oil and Financial Dataset . Click here for a free sample of the spreadsheets and data-driven analysis that Continue Reading
Iraq’s monthly oil revenue has risen by more than 30 percent to $2.9 billion despite low global prices that have placed a major strain on the country’s economy. Oil Ministry Continue Reading
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has nominated Nazar Numan – a Kurdish geologist who is relatively unknown in Iraq’s oil sector – to lead the Oil Ministry as part of Continue Reading
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, right, review economic threats in the era of terrorism and lower crude oil prices. U.N. Photo by Mark Garten Continue Reading
Pro-government forces are intensifying air and ground operations in and around Mosul, causing fighters from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) to adopt new tactics in anticipation of an offensive to Continue Reading
Iraqi officials say the death toll from a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium that was claimed by the Islamic State group has climbed to 41, with another 105 people Continue Reading
