Oil Ministry HQ likely to host Dec. bidding round

BAGHDAD - The oil ministry is now making plans to host the Dec. 11-12 oil bidding rounds at its Baghdad headquarters instead of the al-Rashid Hotel in the more secure Green Zone.

The headquarters was the original location slated for the auction, which will see as many as 44 foreign oil companies in a bidding war for 10 oil field projects. A June 30 auction was held at the Rashid Hotel.