By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Many of my Kurdish colleagues, members of the Finance and Oil Committees in the Iraqi federal Parliament, asked for my opinion on these deals. In response to that request and due to […]
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For Effective and Relevant Law for Iraq National Oil Company (INOC)
By Tariq Shafiq and Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Abstract: This paper (in Arabic only) addresses the currently proposed INOC Law, which was subjected to first reading by the Parliament; provides critical assessment and proposes specific provisions to […]
The New INOC Law: Brief and Dysfunctional
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The New INOC Law: Brief and Dysfunctional The Cabinet approved, on 23 March 2017, the new law for the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) and passed it to the Parliament/House of Representatives […]
Towards Sound Oil Plans, Policy and Governance
By Tariq Shafiq and Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A Position Statement: Towards Sound Oil Plans, Policy and Governance Through our constant follow-up of the development in the petroleum sector and particularly the activities, statements and information from/ […]
Latest Statement by Oil Minister causes Concerns
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Latest statement by the Minister of Oil causes concerns The Minister of Oil, Mr. Jabbar. A.H. Luiebi, gave an interview to Ben Lando, of the reputable Iraqi Oil Report (IOR), that was […]
Oil Export, OPEC Cut Effects and Budget Implications
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Oil Export, OPEC Cut Effects and Budget Implications Monthly data during the first half of this year are important for Iraq for two main reasons: they reveals the test of OPEC-cuts and […]
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Iraqi Refining: Reality Check and Policy Thoughts for Consideration
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Refining Sector: Reality Check and Policy Thoughts for Consideration This Executive Summary falls in two parts: Part One provides brief baseline survey and situation analysis and thus it deals with two […]
OPEC Cut Impact on Iraq: A Bleak Prospect
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Analyzing December 2016 data prompts three disturbing remarks: First, there is more than 128% difference between what the Minister of Oil and the DG of SOMO said on how much Iraq should […]
Iraq EITI Latest Annual Report: Disappointing Despite Improvement
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraq Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (IEITI) published its seventh annual report (Report 2015) on 31 December 2016; a second annual report released in one year after it released its Report 2014 […]
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Budget Law 2017 and OPEC Production Cut Impact
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Budget Law 2017 and OPEC Production Cut Impact – Preliminary Remarks On 7 December, the Iraqi Parliament passed Budget Law 2017 by a majority voting with 186 attendances, before the House went […]
The Ministry of Oil: Reduced Transparency and a Return to Secrecy
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Ministry of Oil: Reduced Transparency and the Return of Deplorable Secrecy Slowly but surely an environment of shrinking transparency at the Ministry of Oil is becoming increasingly visible, deepening and damaging, […]
Jiyad: Min of Oil should Withdraw Plan to Offer 12 New Oilfields
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Ministry of Oil should withdraw its plan to offer 12 new oilfields. In a rather surprise move, the Ministry of Oil (MoO) announced its “intention” to offer 12 medium and small […]
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