Ben Van Heuvelen
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Editor-in-Chief of @iraqoilreport. he/him. Personal account, views my own, etc. [email protected]
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http://iraqoilreport.com 07-02-2011 15:40:35
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Signs now popping up in Baghdad say "the people" are "demanding to link Iraq to the Silk Road." Our Iraq Oil Report story on the origins of this ostensibly grassroots movement to increase Chinese investment in Iraq: iraqoilreport.com/news/china-pos…
Tribunal has issued a draft ruling, moving Iraq-Turkey arbitration one step closer to a decision that could undermine Iraqi Kurdistan's ability to export oil independently. Int'l Court of Arbitration still has to review and approve award before it's final. iraqoilreport.com/news/iraq-turk…
Scoop: TotalEnergies has started withdrawing staff from Iraq after a disastrous meeting between CEO Pouyanne and PM Sudani. Death of the $27bn deal would represent a multi-year setback in Iraq’s efforts to boost production of oil, gas, and electricity. iraqoilreport.com/news/totalener…
On top of public sector expansion and record-setting spending in draft 2023 budget, Iraq just increased the value of the dinar — "doubling down on all the things that brought a near-death experience in 2020," says Ahmed Tabaqchali. iraqoilreport.com/news/central-b…
This brings the war in Ukraine home in so many ways. An intimate, richly detailed portrait of five friends whose lives were torn apart. Indispensable and wise correspondence from the talented Samya Kullab of The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/0443aa…
Iraq has won its arbitration against Turkey for breaching the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline treaty — a potentially fatal blow to Iraqi Kurdistan's oil sector independence. Here's our Iraq Oil Report detailed analysis of the treaty documents: iraqoilreport.com/news/analysis-…
Our Iraq Oil Report latest, on the beginning of production at the long-delayed Karbala refinery. it's still not producing the high-octane gasoline that is in high demand in Iraq, though... iraqoilreport.com/news/karbala-r…