BAGHDAD, April 15 (UPI) -- Iraqi media reports say Baghdad has agreed to the Kurdish region's oil deals and stance on a draft oil law in exchange for a delayed vote on oil-rich Kirkuk.

WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- Fighting in Iraq's oil capital Basra isn't the first bloodshed between varying political and armed groups but may be the decisive battle for control over the oil sector, local government and the fate of the province.

HOUSTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Parliament's ability to OK a package of three key laws does not mean lawmakers are ready to work toward progress on a controversial oil law.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Iraq's Oil Ministry said all companies interested in winning contracts need to register as Iraq moves closer to its first tenders of oil fields.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government made a sudden but not unexpected announcement Tuesday it had signed four more controversial oil deals. While the move highlights success in the region, it comes as the central government in Baghdad struggles to meet long-term agenda items like a national oil law.

Recently restarted Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline blasted

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The international oil market will still have to rely on Basra to supply Iraq’s oil exports as an apparent attack shuts down the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline again.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Political parties, and their militias, are fighting for power over the Basra government, the oil sector it controls, and the oil and fuels smuggling that bring in extra funds.

IRBIL, Iraq, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Kurds’ oil law may spark more investment, but much still rides on a federal oil law that is not close to passage.