Iraq, Shell make steps toward joint gas company

Final deal still far down the road

Iraq’s Oil Ministry has inked an initial agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to establish a company aimed at utilizing natural gas currently being burned off in Basra province, Ben Lando reports for United Press International.

The Heads of Agreement, as Shell officials describe it, is a preliminary legal step to an eventual joint venture with the South Gas Co., one of the state-owned oil and gas firms controlled by the Oil Ministry.

“We’ve in the very, ve…

Final deal still far down the road

Iraq’s Oil Ministry has inked an initial agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to establish a company aimed at utilizing natural gas currently being burned off in Basra province, Ben Lando reports for United Press International.

The Heads of Agreement, as Shell officials describe it, is a preliminary legal step to an eventual joint venture with the South Gas Co., one of the state-owned oil and gas firms controlled by the Oil Ministry.

“We’ve in the very, ve…

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