Iraq optimistic on delayed Shell gas deal

A top Iraqi oil ministry official says the 3-year talks on a joint venture with Shell to capture flared gas may end next week.

Gas flares burn at the northern Kirkuk Oil field on Jan. 6, 2010. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)

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