Four new deputy DGs will manage Iraq's southern oil sector – part of an apparent effort to quicken decision-making and address political pressures in Basra.
Oil Ministry restructures SOC leadership
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SOC splits into Basra, Dhi Qar oil companies
The Iraqi Cabinet has finalized the creation of the Dhi Qar Oil Company. South Oil Company has been renamed the Basra Oil Company.
Dhi Qar Oil Company hits political turbulence
Employees of Iraq's newest state oil firm say its creation was driven by political timetables and marred by insufficient planning.
Oil workers start new protests despite reprisals
As the head of the major oil union prepares for trial, oil workers in Basra have renewed their demands for payments and other worker rights.
Oil workers rally for shift change, against DG
Workers from the state-run South Oil Company (SOC) are demanding improved working conditions, including a change in shift hours, and are calling for the resignation of the company's director general if the demands go unmet.
South oil workers moonlighting as weapon designers
To help militias fighting against IS, South Oil Company engineers have designed smartphone-activated rocket launchers and remote-control robots for defusing explosives.
Protesting oil workers gain political backing
High-profile Iraqi leaders are speaking up for South Oil Company employees who have been protesting since early February, demanding better treatment and compensation.
Oil workers protest in Basra
Workers threaten strike, mass May 25 protest following repeated claims to better pay.
Oil union unrest continues over unmet demands
Basra oil workers accuse the Oil Ministry of breaking promises, withholding bonuses, and continuing to persecute labor organizers.
SOC takes Oxy stake in Zubair
South Oil Company takes the largest role to date for a state owned company in a technical service contract after Occidental Petroleum's exit.
Oil workers continue protest for shift changes
South Oil Company workers demand IOCs agree to alter work schedule despite government opposition.
Rising tide of Iraqi protest movement reaches oil sector
Oil workers are organizing to show solidarity with protesters, and demonstrations are targeting key oil sites directly – increasing pressure on an already faltering government.
Q&A: Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi – Part 1
Iraq's oil minister discusses increasing production despite a fiscal squeeze, measures to keep IOCs whole, the Basra Gas Company and Zubair projects, and more.
Basra oil workers renew protests
Decrying unmet demands and broken promises, oil unions have rallied hundreds of workers – and some political support – to protest for better compensation and treatment.
IOCs feel heat of Basra protests
Amidst the fervor of a national protest movement, unemployed locals are blocking access to work sites and oil workers are calling for increased scrutiny on IOCs.
South oil workers heighten protests over jobs, pay
Hundreds gathered at the South Oil Company headquarters and presented demands including the sacking of DG Dhia Jaffar.
Petronas faces conflict over foreign workers
The Malaysian firm operating the Garraf field objects as Dhi Qar province restricts visas in an effort to replace foreign staff with Iraqis.
Analysis: ExxonMobil’s share in the West Qurna 1 oil field
Abdul Mahdy al-Ameedi, former head of contracts for the Oil Ministry, weighs in on the details of the contract for the West Qurna 1 oil field, as ExxonMobil looks to exit the project.
New Dhi Qar oil firm gets $42 million kick-start
Finance Ministry "loan" to the new provincial oil company does not require repayment, as former assets of the South Oil Company are handed over.
Missan cracks down on union protest
Security forces in Amara broke up a protest by unionized workers demanding better treatment, as tensions continue to rise between government entities and their employees.
UPDATE: Violence endangers Anbar peace agreement
Clashes between Iraqi security forces and Anbari protesters and tribes likely to kill newborn agreement to ease year of tension.
Oil Ministry: new SOC chief in “search for the best”
Ministry spokesman says the government backs the move to dismiss dissenter and bring in new company director.
SOC DG named one of four deputy ministers
Dhia Jaffar promoted as ministry names deputies for production, refining, gas and distribution.
Q&A: Exxon’s Iraq chief James Adams
With the West Qurna 1 oil field ahead of schedule, the head of ExxonMobil’s Iraq operation discusses the status of the project and the challenges ahead.