Q&A: Hussain al-Shahristani

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy discusses KRG exports, ExxonMobil's looming deadline, and a new production target to reach by 2017.

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani. (KAMARAN NAJM/Metrography/Iraq Oil Report)

Ben Lando and Ben Van Heuvelen of Iraq Oil Report

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

BAGHDAD - As oil production and exports reach record levels throughout Iraq, the country's key political obstacles are getting larger.

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani's portfolio requires him to address all of them.

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