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Oil in Parliament's scope

Iraq’s oil minister is in the midst of a two-day session explaining oil matters to fired-up MPs. Meanwhile, the Nassiriya project is delayed until after bidding round.

By Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report
Published June 24, 2009

By SAMUEL CISZUK
IHS Global Insight

Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani fended off a barrage of criticism from the Iraqi parliament Tuesday, but must return for another session Thursday, as parliament continues to assert its contested constitutional right to halt the impending licensing round—meaning that the IOCs' key concerns remain unresolved.

Shahristani faced hours of parliamentary criticism, with all parties' positions appearing entrenched with little room for compromise on the va...

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