The Chairman of the steering committee that formulated Iraq’s first Integrated National Energy Strategy (INES) and head of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Commission (PMAC), Thamir Al-Ghadhban, explains in an interview in Baghdad with Ruba Husari, editor of Iraq Oil Forum, the formulation, the dynamics and the political risks impacting the strategy. Q: What is the Integrated National Energy Strategy and how did it come about? A: When we say a strategy…
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Strategizing Energy
Iraq’s first long term energy strategy launched in Baghdad June 12, is national in its dimension and impact and integrated in its coverage of all aspects of energy production and usage. The Integrated National Energy Strategy (INES), made up of a set of national policy objectives for the country and backed by a plan for the required policy (investment) commitments, infrastructure developments and institutional reforms, has been adopted by the…
Iraq’s Mega Projects
Thamir Ghadhban : Iraq’s Mega Projects – Istanbul Oct. 18, 2011
Wikileaks: Hydrocarbon Law
COM SECGEN BLAMES SHAHRISTANI FOR HYDROCARBON LEGISLATION MISHAP (2007) U/S JEFFERY’S MEETING WITH PM ADVISOR ON HYDROCARBON LAW (2007) KRG MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON LEGISLATION (2007) COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES (COR) OIL AND GAS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, DR. ALI BELU (2007) DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON HYDROCARBON LAWS (KICKING OF BUTTS) (2007) COR OIL AND GAS CHAIR EXPLAINS STATUS OF OIL LAW: No First Reading Without Nechirvan’s Approval (2007) WHITHER IRAQI…