By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Midyear Review of the Iraqi Upstream Petroleum Sector 2016 has been, financially as in any other aspects, so far very difficult and the fiscal difficulties are likely to persist during the second […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. Former Oil Minister Dr. Hussain Al-Shahristani (pictured) has responded to the recent reports of alleged corruption involving Unaoil. In an email to Expert Blogger Ahmed Mousa Jiyad, for publication on our Iraq Business News website, Dr Al-Shahristani says that he has "not known, met or communicated in any way with anybody from […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Unaoil Corruption Scandal: International and Iraq update and follow-up The recent joint report by Australia's Fairfax Media and the Huffington Post uncovering serious international corruption scandal allegedly masterminded by a Monaco based […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Proposed INOC Law Could Disintegrate Petroleum Sector and Damage the Iraqi Economy At short notice I was asked to give opinion on the text of the proposed Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) […]
Mr. Abdul Mahdy Al-Ameedi, the Director General of Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate (PCLD), delivered a presentation to the Iraqi parliament on 13th December 2015 on the subject of Iraq's oil service contracts and bidding rounds. The presentation (in Arabic) provides an excellent comparison between the Ministry’s Service Contracts and Production Sharing Contracts of the […]
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 Concludes Shaky Deal for Missan Refinery with Satarem The Ministry of Oil has decided to go ahead with the Missan Refinery deal with the legally bankrupt small Swiss […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. IEITI New Annual Report 2013: Again, Modest Progress but More Improvement Still Needed The Iraq Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (IEITI) succeeded in launching its fifth annual Report 2013 on 10th December 2015, […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Political Risk Index for Iraq Oil Export: Reality and Predictions Oil export by a country could be impacted by a multiplicity of factors, but in the short term oil export could be […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Long Term Service Contracts Are Good But Not Perfect My article on Service Contracts Vs Production Sharing Contracts Revisited, posted on this IBN website, has attracted good deal of formal and professional […]
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 Industry Transparency Initiative (IEITI) succeeded in launching its fifth annual Report 2013 on 10th December 2015, almost three weeks earlier than its previous report. Moreover, IEITI plans to issue […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Service Contracts Vs Production Sharing Contracts Revisited Debating the performance of the service contracts and viability of production sharing contracts as alternative seems to reenergizes lately among Iraqi professionals; this is prompted […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Finance Committee of the Iraqi Parliament: The Need for More Accuracy and Better Transparency The Finance Committee of the Iraqi Parliament sent formal communication/ letter (number 738 dated 8 October 2015) […]
