Plus: *Oil Ministry to explain oil and gas bidding to companies in London next month *Karbala sees 13 power projects *Finance Ministry agrees to worker demands *Recap of weekend violence highlights troubled future *Artists transform the blast walls *Exploring Al-Qaida in Iraq and the Awakening’s fate *Much more A bomb blast on an oil pipeline [...]
Kucinich enters Iraqi oil fray
The Oil for Iraq Liberation bill, introduced by Congressman Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, will prevent U.S. based oil companies from development of and investment in petroleum resources of Iraq. "Recently we have seen evidence of a concerted effort to pressure the Iraqi government into privatizing Iraqi oil fields against the will of its citizens. We have [...]
- Baghdad targets KRG deals … Oil law “irreconcilable” … Law vs. security for int’l oil companies … and much more
- U.S. building military base to guard Iraq oil in Gulf
- Syria wants to process Iraq oil — Iraqi gas to power Europe — Target: President Talabani
- The State Department again warns oil companies from signing deals with Iraq
- Fears of Iraq oil loss because of Turkish invasion misguided
Gen. Petraeus recruits world’s largest energy companies on behalf of Prime Minister Maliki …
Plus: *Shell responds to activist letter: increased profits not directly tied to Iraq war *Iraq oil official confirms $2.5B for two-year deals with Big Oil *Iraq oil, 5 years later *Iraq Oil Ministry officials in New Orleans to observe MMS sale *Iraq museum won’t open when repaired; smuggling artifacts funds insurgency *Much, much more… Gen. [...]
