Missan fields awarded to Chinese firms, with contract signing likely early next week.
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Oil Ministry and company officials put initials on second round auction contract for Halfaya, sent to the Council of Ministers for approval.
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Representatives of the two oil companies initialed a contract with the Iraqi Oil Ministry Sunday, though now begins the longer process of Council of Ministers approval.
Schedule for Round 2 oil deal initialing
Iraq begins Sunday and ends Dec. 30 with initialing of the oil contracts awarded Dec. 11 and 12, to be sent to the Council of Ministers.
January election in doubt
Stalled law governing the vote delays electoral commissions efforts to prepare, making Jan. 18 date more and more unlikely, as political tensions heat up.
TV station stirs sectarian tensions
TV channel being used to target Shia, foment hatred of Sunnis.
The Kuwaiti tab
Post-Saddam, Iraq’s war with Kuwait is far from over.
