Iraq 5th Bid Round Analysis
On 26th April 2018, the Iraq Ministry of Oil (MoO) organised its fifth licensing round for the exploration and development of oil and gas...
Muddy Waters: Iraq’s Water Injection Needs
Iraq’s current and continuing plans for major oil production growth require pressure support for reservoirs, which is likely to be provided mainly by water...
A Breath of Life for Iraq’s Downstream Development
With production reaching 4.804mbpd at the end of 2016, Iraq’s oil minister is optimistic for the future announcing plans to increase production to 6mbpd...
Iraq 2017 Oil Outlook
On the face of it, Iraq's beleaguered oil industry has braved the worst of the oil-price collapse. Federal production figures showed output to be...
Is Oil Really Financing IS?
Editors’ Note: The terror group’s crude production, trade and revenue have been vastly over-estimated. It continues to depend on foreign financing to sustain its...
Exclusive Interview with H.E. Thamir Al-Ghadhban
Iraq Energy Institute (IEI) conducted this exclusive interview with HE Thamir Al-Ghadhban, the Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iraq on Energy Affairs....
The New Capital of Terrorism: Expert Opinion
(World Economic Journal, Brookings)
Editor's Note: Luay Alkhatteeb was speaking with Olga Irisova of World Economic Journal. This interview was originally published here.
Olga Irisova: What countries have an economic...
Why World Oil Prices Should Be High and Stable?
After a decade of volatile prices, the past three years saw an unusual period of stability in the oil market, with a barrel of...
Iraq & Turkey: Neighbors on the Road to Prosperity?
In Iraq, the journey to prosperity and success will be much faster this time around – we did it 5,000 years ago, and we...
