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Baghdad seeks Concessions before Negotiating with Kurds

By on 22nd December 2017 in Politics, Security

By Kamal Chomani for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Trying to jump-start discussions with Iraq's central government, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil recently announced it will respect the Iraqi Federal Court's ecision that the KRG independence referendum was unconstitutional. But Baghdad has amplified its demands for opening a dialogue, which […]

Kurdistan quickly Descending into Chaos

By on 21st December 2017 in Politics, Security

By Fazel Hawramy for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.  The Kurdistan region of Iraq is fast descending into chaos, with protests continuing for the third day in some parts of Sulaimaniyah province and security forces using live ammunition […]

Shaikan Payment Update

By on 21st December 2017 in Iraq Oil & Gas News

By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has confirmed that a gross payment of $15.0 million ($12.0 million net to GKP) has been received from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for Shaikan crude oil export sales in August 2017. (Source: GKP)

Genel Energy confirms Payments for KRI Oil Exports

By on 20th December 2017 in Iraq Oil & Gas News

Genel Energy has announced the receipt of payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for oil sales during September 2017 from the Tawke and Taq Taq PSCs. DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke PSC, has announced the receipt of $54.32 million from the KRG as payment towards September 2017 crude oil deliveries to the […]

UNAMI "Deeply Concerned" about Violence in Kurdistan

By on 20th December 2017 in Security

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is deeply concerned about the violence and the reported casualties during demonstrations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) in the last two days, and calls for restraint and calm on all sides. The people have the right to partake in peaceful demonstrations, and the authorities in […]

Germany ties Aid to Peace Efforts

By on 18th December 2017 in Politics, Security

By John Lee. Germany has said that its continuing aid to Iraq depends on peaceful efforts to solve the conflict between Baghdad and Erbil. Reuters quotes German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (pictured) as saying on Monday: "Our support is for Iraq as a unified state ... We want to continue that, but the precondition is […]

KRG, Kurdistan Parliament discuss Financial Situation

By on 14th December 2017 in Iraq Banking & Finance News, Politics

A top Kurdistan Regional Government delegation, headed by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani held an extensive meeting with the Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Jaafar Ebrahim Eminky and heads of Parliamentary Committees of Natural Resources, Industry, Energy, Financial and Legal Affairs. The KRG delegation included Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani and a number of senior officials. In […]

Modernization of Public Administration "is KRG priority"

By on 13th December 2017 in Iraq Public Works News, Politics

KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani inaugurated the new building of Kurdistan Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) on Tuesday. In a speech, Prime Minister Barzani stated, he hopes that KIPA “will continue to work diligently to provide the much needed services of building the capacities of Kurdistan Regional Government’s civil servants.” Below is the transcript of […]

DNO Steps Up Production at Peshkabir Field

By on 11th December 2017 in Iraq Oil & Gas News

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced a tripling of production from the Peshkabir field in the Tawke license in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to 15,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) following completion of the Peshkabir-3 well testing, stimulation and cleanup program. A total of 11 zones in a 1.2 […]

Tehran, Baghdad sign One-Year Oil Swap Deal

By on 11th December 2017 in Iraq Oil & Gas News, Politics

Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi [Allibi, Luiebi] said on Sunday that a deal signed with Tehran to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil is for one year. “This is an agreement for one year and then we will see after that […]

KRG efforts to Simplify Access to Govt Services

By on 10th December 2017 in Iraq Public Works News, Iraqi Communications News, Politics

Key Ministers and officials from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) alongside representatives of the private sector, civil society, labour unions, the international community, donors and development agencies convened at a high-level conference yesterday in Erbil on E-Governance and Public Service Centres. The Ministry of Interior of the KR-I organized the conference under the auspices […]

Baghdad denies Russian Claims regarding KRG Oil Deals

By on 8th December 2017 in Iraq Oil & Gas News

By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has denied reports that Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak discussed Russian oil companies' operations in Iraqi Kurdistan with the Iraqi prime minister or oil minister during his trip to Iraq. Novak had been quoted as saying that Baghdad had no problems with Russian companies doing business with the […]