Iraq's Transportation Ministry holds a conference aimed to facilitate collaboration among government ministries and foreign oil companies in support of the upcoming, massive oil production increase.
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Iraq and Japanese consortium unable to reach deal on southern oil field after more than a year of talks.
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.
UPDATE: North Oil Co. leader replacement by deputy draws criticism
Workers say the popular Manna al-Obeidi should be replaced by someone born in Kirkuk, though the ministry claims his deputy is the right man for the job. Both are beyond the mandatory retirement age.
- The State Department again warns oil companies from signing deals with Iraq
- Hunt Oil talked to State Dept. prior to signing KRG deal, contrary to prior statements
- Congress wants answers on Hunt deal while its CEO denies any State Dept. conversation
- Iraq Oil Unions Claim U.S. Troops Shot Chief Engineer
- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s right-hand man on energy, Thamir Ghadhban,…
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. [...]
