First foreign oil company attacked

An oil worker walks past a line of trucks used for conducting seismic survey at the al-Ahdab oil field in Wasit province on March 11, 2009. (THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters)

Zero casualty and only equipment damage, but Ninewa attack on exploration company raises profile of security threats to the oil sector.

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The private sector development specialist recommends reforms for Iraq to open its markets to foreign and Iraqi private investment.