BAGHDAD | Speaking at the  Institute of Regional and International Studies webinar panel “Iraq’s Economy: Spotlight on Oil and Gas” with Ahmed Tabaqchali, Ali Al Safar. Moderated by Mac Skelton.

BAGHDAD | Speaking at the Frontline Club’s panel ISIS rising: The war is not over yet with Charles Lister and Wassim Nasr, moderated by Elizabeth Palmer.

BASRA GULF | Toured the Basra Gulf terminals responsible for 84 percent of nationwide oil exports, where the Oil Ministry is focused on two major sets of infrastructure projects -- onshore pumping stations and new subsea pipelines -- that could together unlock hundreds of thousands of barrels per day of latent production capacity. Full story for IRAQ OIL REPORT, here: https://www.iraqoilreport.com/news/as-iraqi-production-grows-export-bottlenecks-loom-42000/

BASRA | Rumaila. This is Iraq’s largest oil field, producing nearly 1/3 of the country’s total crude output. But what increasingly scarce resource is standing in operator BP’s way of reaching higher production levels? Water. How these three-phase separators might be the answer to the fields water woes. Full story for IRAQ OIL REPORT here: https://www.iraqoilreport.com/news/rumailas-quest-for-water-key-to-record-production-40400/?fbclid=IwAR0rMG2YUmI1MawBpCwj__g5ZBclI7j8ptjGsob7CcDia5_yxuHSPIel3BI April 29, 2019.

ARSAL | Mustafa Hujeiri, the mayor of Arsal,  speaks about the low intensity conflict with ISIS and Nusra Front militants threatening to undermine the border town.  THE DAILY STAR.