News and Interviews on Iraqi Oil
Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaybi gives the latest on the draft Oil & Gas Law (OGL) and the state of the dispute with Exxon Mobil over its signed contract with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in an interview with Iraq Oil Forum editor Ruba Husari in Baghdad. (للنص العربي اضغط هنا) Q: You were expected to meet with the KRG’s Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami to agree a…
Thamir Ghadhban – Iraq’s Upstream, Building Blocks of an oil giant
Senior Deputy Oil Minister for upstream Abdul Karim al-Luaybi speaks to Ruba Husari, editor of Iraq Oil Forum in Baghdad Aug.18. Q: How are your upstream plans progressing following the first bid round in June and as you prepare to practically launch the second bid round in Istanbul Aug.25? A: We are going ahead with parallel plans. Plans under the national effort on one hand are being executed in cooperation…
14 July 2000 Preparing for the day when UN sanctions are finally lifted, Iraq went touting its oil wares to an international audience in Paris last week. The audience – which included supergiants Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, BP Amoco, and Total Fina Elf, as well as a host of slightly smaller fry – also got to hear about some ambitious post-sanctions marketing plans, including moves to recapture more of the…