Oil
- Iraq Pipeline Watch
Timeline of attacks on Iraqi pipelines, oil installations, and oil personnel, from the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security. Frequently updated.
- Article on Japanese Investment (15 Nov 2006)
Comment piece in Japan Today on apparent Japanese interest in Iraqi oil
- Article on Oil Brain Drain (22 Aug 2006)
Article from the Washington Post newspaper on the problems of oil experts leaving Iraq
- Article on Oil Privatisation (26 June 2006)
Article by Greg Muttit on 'privatisation by the back door'
- Geographical Distribution of Iraq's Oil Fields and Its Relation with the New Constitution (May 2006)
- $18 billion - Iraq's Annual Oil Losses (11 Apr 2006)
Short analysis of lost oil revenue by Dr. Walid Khaddur. Ascribes losses to (1) underproduction, (2)imports and (3) smuggling.
- Managing Iraq's Petroleum (Apr 2006)
Report by Iraq Revenue Watch on a meeting of oil experts looking at the future of managing oil revenues in Iraq
- Second Transparency Report on Smuggling of Crude Oil and Petroleum (2006)
This document, produced by the inspector general of Iraq's ministry of oil and translated by Revenue Watch, describes corruption in the oil sector, and particularly the multi-billion dollar smuggling of crude petroleum and refined products.
- Iraqi Oil Minister is Forced Out (30 Dec 2005)
Bahr al-Uloum has been temporarily released from his position as Oil Minister due to his publicly declared objections to recent decisions by the Iraqi government to raise the price of petroleum.
- 'Crude Designs - The rip-off of Iraq's Oil Wealth' (22 Nov 2005)
This new report puts a figure for the first time on the amount that the Iraqi state could stand to lose if Production Sharing Agreements are negotiated and pushed through before the upcoming December elections. Written by Greg Muttit of Platform, UK, the report is co-published by the Institute for Policy Studies, War on Want, Global Policy Forum, Oilchange and the New Economics Foundation. See also the press release. The press release is also available in German and Arabic, as is the excecutive summary - (German; for Arabic contact Katy Cronin on 0207 324 4748.
- "Baghdad to start lifting petrol subsidies" (28 Oct 2005)
Article in the FT. "Iraq will begin next yearto lift subsidies on petrol that consume a hugeportion of state revenues, cause periodic shortages and encourage smuggling, according to Iraqi officials."
- "Gas subsidies drain Iraqi economy" (10 Oct 2005)
UPI Story: "Iraq's former Oil Minister Thamer al-Ghadban said the negative impact of fuel subsidies on the economy can only be addressed in a gradual way, over two years at least.
Revenue losses in the government budget could be as much as $8 billion, or 30 percent of GDP, in 2004, according to figures from the International Monetary Fund and U.S. Energy Information Administration. "
- 'Iraqi Oil Wealth: Issues of Government and Development' - Policy Recommendations from Discussions at the London Conference (July 2005)
The group's policy recommendations focus on how to promote economic reconstruction, transparency and accountability, equitable revenue distribution, and how to prevent corruption. Most importantly, they urge Iraqis to create an environment in which political, economic, and social actors can participate in developing an oil industry that will support Iraq's transition to democracy.
- 'Protecting the Future: Constitutional Safeguards for Iraq's Oil Revenues' (26 May 2005)
Explores ways that Iraq can avoid this trap by embedding measures for accountability into the future Iraqi constitution. The report recommends provisions that make clear which agencies are responsible for the development and implementation of the Iraqi budget, and grant oversight of oil revenues to all branches of government—executive, legislative, and judicial.
- Saving Iraq from Its Oil (20 July 2004)
Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian consider how Iraq can escape from the resource curse that is its oil reserves
- Iraq's oil sector one year after liberation (17 June 2004)
Summary of the nature and political implications of attacks on Iraq's oil infrastructure, and suggestions for securing the pipelines. Saban Center Memo by Gal Lust of IAGS
- Map of Iraq Oil Infrastructure (2003)
- Energy Information Administration Iraq Page
Data and Forecasts on Iraq Oil Production and prices provided by the US governments energy statistics body, as well as background on Iraq's production capacity and history.
- Iraq Ministry of Oil
