Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee

The longtime Basra MP discusses the prospects for a national oil law, a revision to the refinery investment law, and a wave of oil sector corruption arrests.

Ali Shaddad al-Faris, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)

Energy

Pricing discounts drive August oil export surge

Iraqi oil exports have continued to climb in September, but Iran war re-escalation threatens to slow ship traffic as a tanker is hit in Iraqi waters.

Politics

Refinery sector revolts over oil pricing reform

One week after the Cabinet decided to overhaul the economics of the refining sector, workers are protesting, managers are lobbying for alternatives, and the government has delayed implementation.

Security

Renewed drone threats put Iraq’s energy recovery at risk

Twin threats to southern oil exports and Kurdistan's gas supply show Iran-aligned armed groups can still hit Iraq's energy lifelines.

Interviews

Q&A: Bassim Mohammed Khudair, Deputy Oil Minister for Upstream

Iraq's top upstream oil official confirms that production, curtailed by war, is ready to surge back online — but only once ships can reliably resume Basra Gulf export loadings.