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Beyond the Headlines: Aug. 8-14

Basra prepares for Shell gas deal More clashes between Missan, Baghdad Provinces chafe at power quotas Kirkuk governor favors SOFA extension
Flames burning off excess gas rise behind policemen standing guard at Zubair oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra June 27, 2011. (ATEF HASSAN/Reuters)

Basra prepares for Shell gas deal

BASRA — Iraq’s state-run South Gas Company (SGC) is gearing up for the implementation of the long-awaited Shell gas deal, though SGC director Ali Khudhier predicted the project would not produce exports until at least 2017.

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