WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- All of the oil deals signed by Saddam Hussein have been "canceled" and the companies must bid for the fields again, the Iraq Oil Ministry spokesman says.

WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- Iraq's oil exports have increased in recent months, boosting state income, but overall oil production has dropped, according to Oil Ministry data.

BAGHDAD, March 11 (UPI) -- Iraq's oil minister confirms crude in lieu of cash is a major consideration for upcoming contracts, despite U.N. roadblocks.

KIRKUK, Iraq, March 11 (UPI) -- A fire in Iraq's northern pipeline system has stopped oil exports from the Kirkuk oil field to Turkey.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- With or without a new oil law, Iraq will sign deals with international oil companies aimed at boosting production, the top Oil Ministry spokesman said.

ANKARA, Turkey, March 10 (UPI) -- Iraq's oil minister reaffirmed ties with Turkey and rejected Iraqi Kurdistan's oil deals in visits to Ankara over the weekend.

WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) -- Iraq will wind up negotiations with five Big Oil firms later this month on key fields and soon announce the firms that qualify for an upcoming bidding round.

BAGHDAD, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Iraq's Oil Ministry Sunday stopped auctioning its Kirkuk oil and began selling term contracts as production from the north has increased.

BAGHDAD, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Only one of Iraq's three major refineries is working after fires and electricity supply cuts took their toll in the winter cold.