Comments on: Iraq oil production drops slightly as Baghdad criticized for spending oil proceeds… http://www.iraqoilreport.com/2008/04/09/iraq-oil-production-drops-slightly-as-baghdad-criticized-for-spending-oil-proceeds/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:49:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: boat horn billy http://www.iraqoilreport.com/2008/04/09/iraq-oil-production-drops-slightly-as-baghdad-criticized-for-spending-oil-proceeds/#comment-163 boat horn billy Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:03:01 +0000 http://iraqoilreport.com/2008/04/09/iraq-oil-production-drops-slightly-as-baghdad-criticized-for-spending-oil-proceeds/#comment-163 Total is in the final stages of talks with Iraq for an oil service contract and the French group is also hoping investors from the Gulf region will buy into the company. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080410/tbs-total-iraq-955c2a1.html British Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil are also negotiating for the two-year technical support contracts. BP said earlier this week it expected to ink the deal around mid-year. <b>The contracts do not provide the long-term involvement the oil majors crave in Iraq's oil sector</b., but will give them a head start in bids for future oil deals. Total is in the final stages of talks with Iraq for an oil service contract and the French group is also hoping investors from the Gulf region will buy into the company.

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British Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil are also negotiating for the two-year technical support contracts. BP said earlier this week it expected to ink the deal around mid-year.

The contracts do not provide the long-term involvement the oil majors crave in Iraq’s oil sector</b., but will give them a head start in bids for future oil deals.

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