No deal so far on Iraq, Kurdistan oil paymentsNo agreement has been reached between Iraq and Kurdistan on payments to oil companies working in the autonomous region despite a meeting this week between Baghdad and Kurdish leaders, Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said. More… |
Rough weather halts Basra oil exportsRough weather completely halted crude exports from Iraq's southern Basra terminals on Monday, a shipping source said. "Loading operations at Basra ports were completely halted due to high winds," the source told Reut More… |
Syria will attend Geneva talks ‘in principle’Syria's government will "in principle" attend multilateral talks planned for June in Geneva and believes the conference will be an opportunity to resolve the country's conflict, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on More… |
Syria will attend Geneva talks ‘in principle’Syria's government will "in principle" attend multilateral talks planned for June in Geneva and believes the conference will be an opportunity to resolve the country's conflict, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on More… |
India's HPCL to buy 40,000 bpd of BasraHindustan Petroleum Corp will buy up to 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Basra light oil from France's Total at a discount to the official selling price, said a source at the Indian firm. & More… |
Iraq to lose 30pc of wheat harvest due to floodsIraq will lose between 25-30 percent of its wheat harvest this year due to recent floods caused by heavy rains in south of the country, Iraq's Trade Minister said on Tuesday, estimating the loss at more than $200 million. Iraq More… |
27 killed in Baghdad Internet cafe blastA suicide bomber blew himself inside a Baghdad cafe popular with young people using the Internet, killing a least 27 and wounding dozens more in one of the worst single attacks in the Iraqi capital this year.   More… |
Bombs kill 23 across Iraq before local pollCar bombs and blasts in cities across Iraq, including two explosions at a checkpoint outside Baghdad's international airport, killed at least 23 people on Monday days before provincial elections. No one claimed responsibility More… |
Genel sees pipeline exports from Kurdistan next yearUK-based Genel Energy expects to export oil by pipeline from its fields in Iraqi Kurdistan by 2014, regardless of a political impasse between Baghdad and the semi-autonomous region. It primarily sells its oil in Kurdistan's do More… |
SAP to ramp up Iraq operationsLeading Germany-based software company, SAP, has announced that it is ramping up its operations in Iraq. Sam Alkharrat, managing director, SAP Mena, said: “Iraq is an exciting market for SAP. This is a country where IT innov More… |








