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Q&A: Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luiebi

Undeterred by an impending OPEC production cut, Luiebi turns his attention toward modernizing the gas sector and building long-neglected infrastructure.
SOMO Deputy Director General and Head of Crude Ali Nazar al-Shatari (right), at the Nov. 30, 2016, OPEC meeting in Vienna with then-Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar Ali al-Luiebi (center), and then-SOMO Director General Falah Alamri (left). (Source: OPEC Media Office)

VIENNA - Oil Minister Jabbar Ali al-Luiebi is determined to maintain momentum in growing Iraq's oil sector, despite a financial crisis, an ongoing war, and an agreement this week with OPEC to shave oil production by nearly 5 percent in 2017.

But how?

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