The northern export pipeline will not be back online until Thursday despite earlier expectations damage from the explosion repaired Tuesday.
Iraq oil law getting pushed by longtime supporter
Plus: *Japan, Turkey team up for Iraq oil and gas bid *CNPC starts Ahdab work *Oil price drop sparks budget changes *Oil smugglers arrested *new video--Alive in Baghdad: Two Families Survive Iraq's Militias *Basra port privatization begins *The Iraq Press Roundup *And much more A lawmaker from the parliament’s commission of power on Tuesday said [...]
Model contract delay, but other activity increases
Iraqi model contract is delayed, while the Syria pipeline is retendered and service companies start to return.
Iraq’s Constitution needs fixing before the oil law can be moved, top MP says…
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