For a year now, Hashmeya Hussein has risked her life to oppose the Iraq Oil Law.
Hashmeya is an Iraqi, a mother, a labor union leader, and a vocal opponent of the US attempt to privatize Iraq’s oil fields. Hashmeya and her fellow union organizers risk their safety on a daily basis by publicly opposing the […]

A new report says the Iraqi Government could earn an extra $19.2 billion of revenue this year as a result of higher crude oil prices and the revival of the country’s own oil industry.
The prediction is suggested by figures set out in the latest quarterly report from Stuart Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction […]

A fascinating story tucked away in the Gulf press.
An anonymous Iraqi MP claims that some U.S. companies have offered a $5 million bribe to each Iraqi MP for passing Iraq’s controversial oil and gas law which has been stalled in the parliament for more than a year.

Iraq has extended a deadline for international companies to register to bid for a role in developing some of the nation’s prized oil fields, until February 18, the Oil Ministry has confirmed.
Early this month, the Ministry had asked companies to submit by all necessary registration documents to allow them to bid for the oil fields […]

Iraqi lawmakers across the political spectrum have criticized “overreaching” by Kurds, issuing a declaration yesterday opposing the self-ruled region’s foreign oil deals.
“There must be a formula for maintaining the unity of Iraq and the distribution of its wealth,” said secular lawmaker Osama al-Nijifi, reading from the declaration at a news conference. “Oil and gas are […]