Deadlocked talks over forming a new regional Cabinet highlight a bitter rivalry between two ruling parties that poses risks ...

Sudani administration activates a major contract with BP and strikes preliminary agreements with ExxonMobil and Chevron as ...

A multi-billion-dollar water supply project that is critical for boosting production at Iraq’s southern oil fields is beginning to take shape, with a first phase scheduled for completion in four years ...

Iraq’s Oil Ministry is stepping up its efforts to boost gas production capacity, launching yet another new contract licensing round this year that is focused on 11 new gas blocks. The ministry's June ...

SULAIMANIYA/BASRA - Over a month after Baghdad cut off critical budget support to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the crisis remains unresolved because the two sides cannot agree on an array ...

Northern oil exports to Turkey are poised to restart after Iraq's federal government reached a notional deal for selling oil produced by companies operating in Kurdistan. The agreements have not yet ...

Test flows are expected to begin Saturday as Baghdad, Erbil, and IOCs reach agreement on cooperative pipeline exports via Turkey. A worker checks the valve gears of pipes linked to oil tanks at Turkey ...

BASRA - Security forces in Basra are continuing to struggle with an array of challenges, including violence near oil fields between rival tribes, tensions with paramilitary groups, and a rise in mafia ...

Political insiders weigh in on potential election outcomes and their implications for the country’s investment climate.

Rivalries between political leaders in Sulaimaniya have exploded into violence and undermined relations between Iraqi Kurdistan’s two ruling parties at a key political moment. Bafel Talabani (left) ...

Swap of Iraqi refined products for Iranian gas could help settle an $11 billion debt but also risks friction with U.S. over sanctions. Ihsan Al-Awadi, Chief of Staff to the Iraqi Prime Minister (right ...

ISTANBUL - Turkey has officially informed Iraq that the northern export pipeline is ready to operate, shifting the onus onto Iraq to restore 475,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude to global markets.