Plus: *KRG denies DNO export permit rumor *Kirkuk gas pipeline blast not affecting oil exports *Details on the Iraq oil and gas bidding process *Bush cuts Iraq oil grab ban from defense bill *Alive in Baghdad: A fuel crisis? *Top McCain official wanted Saddam off rogue list to secure oil deal *Iraq Press Roundup *Much, [...]
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- Oil Ministry gets go-ahead from cabinet to sign two-year deals with Big Oil…
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- Turkey, Kurds and the Iraq oil hype…
- Confusion on reports Iraq’s Kurds have signed more oil deals, with South Korea, sure to irk Baghdad…
U.S. Senators push for Iraq oil trust fund
Plus: *Parliament held up on election law *Voter registration low *Alive in Baghdad: Getting to School in Iraq The Bush administration would press the Iraqi government to adopt an oil trust fund for distributing revenue or risk economic assistance under a bill proposed by Sens. Hillary Clinton and John Ensign, Ben Lando reports for United [...]
Basra amidst violence may see major push by previously ineffective Iraqi troops…
Plus: *Doubts linger in Big Oil's mind over signing time for new deals *Top energy adviser to Maliki assures the terms are good enough *Iraq cuts Basra crude price to European buyers *KBR finishes Persian Gulf platform work *Much more... Basra is the key to Iraq -- a major city and source of oil, plus [...]
