New leader for Midland Oil Company

Mohammed Yassin Hassan al-Obaidi has been appointed acting director general in a leadership reshuffle at Iraq's smallest state-run oil company.

Workers attend a ceremony to mark the resumption of drilling at the Ahdab oil field on April 5, 2023. (Photo credit: Midland Oil Company)

Energy

Iraq approves sale of Inpex stake in Eridu oil field discovery

Japanese firm is set to sell its minority share in the Lukoil-operated project as the start of commercial production approaches.

Politics

Baghdad-Erbil oil diplomacy raises hopes for pipeline progress

High-level meetings involving Baghdad and Erbil leaders and oil company representatives aim for deals needed to restart northern pipeline exports.

Security

Two-month teachers’ strike underscores severity of Baghdad-Erbil problems

The fall semester still hasn't started for public school students in Kurdistan's Sulaimaniya province due to financial and political dysfunction.

Interviews

Q&A: Jumaha Sheyah al-Maliki, Director of Water Resources in Basra

Iraq's natural waterways have little spare supply for oil fields that need more water injection to sustain reservoir pressure and hit higher production targets.