Former Exxon advisor likely to succeed ousted Basra governor
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IS militants are still stealing oil from wellheads in the mountains of Salahaddin province - in the process, unleashing a flood of oil that flows for miles.
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After ratifying an amended 2017 budget, Iraq passed a crucial IMF review and raised $1 billion in its first unsecured bond offering since 2006.
Special ReportInside Mosul: July 19, 2017
Detailed updates from Mosul city and nearby Islamic State militant-held territory, gathered via Iraq Oil Report's network of reporters and contacts.
Q&A: Nasraddin Sayid Sindi, Kurdistan’s disputed territories chief
The chairman of the General Board of Kurdistan Areas outside the Kurdistan Region Administration discusses efforts to hold the referendum in areas outside formal KRG control, and expectations of Iraqi security forces afterward.
Q&A: Ahmad Anwar, head of the Kurdistan Integrity Commission
Kurdistan's financial crisis has provided an impetus for government reform, including overlapping efforts to fight low-level corruption.
Oil exports steady through July
Slight increase in independent KRG exports offsets small reduction in federal Iraqi exports.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Aug. 15, 2017
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
IS insurgency targets energy sites, interrupting oil exports
Kirkuk pipeline exports were briefly offline after IS militants bombed high-voltage power lines – one of a dozen insurgent attacks to hit northern Iraq in the past week.
War in the Arab world has devastated the region’s heritage
US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul
Iraq acknowledges abuses committed against civilians in Mosul campaign
For a Yazidi Woman, Justice for ISIS Crimes Is Still Elusive
Iran general slams Iraq referendum plan during Erdogan talks
With a wary eye on Iran, Saudi and Iraqi leaders draw closer
Powering west Mosul’s water plants
New life amid the ruins of Mosul’s maternity hospital
