business.timesonline.co.uk - 12/27/2008
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On guard: security is important for oil companies in Kurdistan, even though the region was largely untouched by the insurgency
money.cnn.com - 12/31/2008
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money.cnn.com —
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- Iraq on Wednesday opened up
some of its most prized oil and gas fields...
to international firms that have been excluded for decades, part of new deals that could more than double its output within a few years. In a second bid round, ...
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Iraq opens oil fields - Dec. 31, 2008
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Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq
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... up and practising on an improvised mud patch is difficult. Well look into it, said Kabra. For Addax, such quid pro quos are a small price to pay to operate in Iraq. The publicly listed oil group is one of only four foreign companies that are drilling in the country. It is a privileged position. Iraq sits atop a sea of 115 billion barrels of oil, the largest reserves in the world after Saudi Arabia and Iran; enough to produce for the next 126 years, according to Deutsche Bank. Times of London
The Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq
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... , noting "The big players have been shut out since nationalisation in 1972. Now they see their chance to get in" - Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq. ...
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