A review of the Cabinet's proposed oil law shows the Maliki administration is angling to keep control centralized in the Oil Ministry.
Analysis: Cabinet oil law asserts executive power
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Presidency crisis engulfs Kurdistan
Massud Barzani has only a week and a half left in office, and the region’s political parties remain far apart on a solution to the pending power vacuum.
Analysis: Oil law scuffle tests Parliament’s power
A constitutional conflict between Iraq’s legislative and executive branches appears to be brewing, and oil legislation is at the center of the storm.
Parliament rebuffs Cabinet oil law
The Parliament's oil and energy committee has voted against the Cabinet's draft oil law, reviving the debate over long-delayed, crucial legislation.
Oil Ministry, Parliament battle over fourth bid round
Luaibi rejects Parliament committee's demands to delay January bid round for exploration deals.
Oil in Parliament’s scope
Iraq’s oil minister is in the midst of a two-day session explaining oil matters to fired-up MPs. Meanwhile, the Nassiriya project is delayed until after bidding round.
UPDATE: Parliament elects new president, prioritizes budget
After selection of Fuad Masum as president, the all-important budget must compete with political and security crises for politicians' attention.
Protesters demanding reform storm Green Zone
Political dysfunction reaches a breaking point, as protesters answering to Moqtada al-Sadr ransack Parliament after several parties again stonewalled Abadi's Cabinet reforms.
Q&A: Uday Awad, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee
An MP from Basra and influential member of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Awad outlined his position on foreign oil companies in Iraq and Iran's role in the oil sector.
KRG ruling party ejects rivals, escalating political crisis
Speaker of Parliament denounces "coup" as security forces loyal to Massoud Barzani's ruling KDP party block him, and other ministers, from the capital.
Parliament casts toothless vote to dismiss Kirkuk governor
Relations continue to deteriorate between leaders in Kurdistan and Baghdad ahead of a controversial independence referendum.
Baghdad-Kurdistan oil disputes flare up in Parliament
After a period of detente following the formation of a new government, politicians are raising new complaints about federal budget payments to Kurdistan.
Q&A: Ashti Hawrami Part 2
The head of KRG oil policy details his interpretation of the Constitution and how it applies to his oil deals, the oil deals of Baghdad, and the delayed oil law.
Parliament vote signals uphill battle for Ismaael and INOC
A recent vote to remove the oil minister as the head of the Iraqi National Oil Company highlights political headwinds for Ihsan Ismaael's efforts to restructure the oil sector and maintain a foothold beyond the transition to a new government.
Q&A: Habat al-Halbusi, chair of the Parliament Oil and Energy Committee
The MP leading Parliament's oversight of Iraq's oil and electricity sectors discusses the importance of gas development and the status of INOC legislation.
UPDATE: Chaotic Parliament confirms five new ministers
After protesting legislators shouted and threw empty water bottles at the prime minister, the Parliament approved part of a Cabinet overhaul.
Tall order for new assembly speaker
He inherits fractious parliament, whose divisions have been exacerbated by his appointment.
Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee
The influential MP from Basra discusses oil disputes with Kurdistan, legislative priorities, and new energy projects in southern Iraq.
Shahristani in Parliament
Oil Minister summoned by Parliament as differences intensify in Iraq.
The bill pushers
After more than four years of delay, the heads of the Cabinet and Parliament energy committees appear serious about legislation, despite differing views.
Q&A: Oil Minister Ihsan Ismaael
Iraq’s oil chief discusses negotiations with Total and Chevron, arbitration with Exxon, the future of INOC, several gas project updates, and budget talks with the Kurdistan region.
Parliament votes to oust KAR from Kirkuk
The non-binding directive against the Iraqi Kurdish oil firm KAR Group further weakens the prospect of renewed Baghdad-Erbil oil cooperation.
Barzani term limit disputes roil Kurdistan politics
The end of President Barzani's final term – just two months away – has reignited fundamental arguments over the structure of Kurdistan's incomplete democracy.
Q&A: Ashti Hawrami
The Minister of Natural Resources for the Kurdistan region of Iraq talks about the ExxonMobil deal, prospects for the oil law, and refining policies.