BP-led group wins right to produce Iraqi oil Tulsa World BAGHDAD — Iraq's government on Wednesday approved a BP-led consortium's offer to develop a giant oil field in the south, moving forward with the only deal struck during a much-hyped but ultimately disappointing international oil auction. | Iraq, which is desperate for cash to fund its reconstr...
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Iraqi exercise craze pumps up home fitness business Fresno Bee | - McClatchy Newspapers | BAGHDAD -- Khalida Waleed wants to thank Oprah Winfrey for keeping her fit. | The 34-year-old office manager at an oil company doggedly does her 30-minute treadmill workout several times a week while watching. "I changed my life because of Oprah," she said, sighing. "Somet...
Iraq urges Europe to deny support to Turkish dam The Guardian BAGHDAD, July 5 (Reuters) - Iraq has appealed to European backers of a hydroelectric project in Turkey to withdraw their support for the construction of a dam it believes will worsen an already dire shortage of water. Turkey announced last week that ...
Iraq expects more from second energy auction The Guardian * Learning lessons from first round * Chinese very keen in Iraq By Missy Ryan BAGHDAD, July 4 (Reuters) - The Iraqi government is hoping that a second major auction of oil and gas fields later this year will help revive a struggling oil industry wher...
Treasure hunt: Efforts grow to prevent trade in Iraq antiquities Gulf News | In 1901 a group of French archaeologists uncovered a 2,700-year-old Babylonian tablet in what is now Iran. Not only is the Hammurabi codex the first example of a written legal code; it is also the oldest known looted artefact plundered from ancient...
Iraq's auction terms shock oil firms Gulf News | London: Iraq's first auction of contracts to develop its oil fields since the US-led invasion was not the bonanza for the oil industry that executives hoped, and has tempered eagerness to participate in future bid rounds. | Iraq closed the oi...
Failed bids cast pall over country's oil sector Gulf News | Baghdad: It was for one of the biggest energy auctions in history that well-heeled executives braved the dust and danger of Baghdad last week to jet in and deliver bids for lucrative long-term oilfield contracts. | For months Iraq had hyped Tuesday...
Total CEO says Iran South Pars talks at standstill The Guardian * Talks on South Pars "not broken, not resumed either"-CEO * Negotiations with Iran "not very advanced" * Baghdad, Total doing best to find solutions for oil deals * Total has not changed its mind on increasing Areva stake By Marie Maitre AIX-EN-PROV...
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Iraq Begins Major Oil and Gas Auction The New York Times | BAGHDAD - After a year in preparation, a much-heralded auction of licenses to develop Iraq's huge oil reserves began Tuesday but seemed to run into difficulties when oil and gas ...
As Iraq Stabilizes, China Eyes Its Oil Fields The New York Times | HONG KONG - As the world's second-largest and fastest-growing consumer of oil, China is showing increasing interest in oil fields in a country that has until very recently seemed...
Iraq launches milestone oil licensing round The News & Observer | BAGHDAD -- International oil companies have begun bidding to develop some of Iraq's massive oil and gas reserves in a landmark bidding round marking their return to the country o...
London broker falls foul of $10m rogue trades The Times | PVM Oil Futures, a London-based oil broker, is facing losses of close to $10 million after falling foul of a rogue trader, it emerged today. | PVM, which operates from offices in London's West End, confirmed that it had discovered that it was sitti...
Iraqi exercise craze pumps up home fitness business Fresno Bee | - McClatchy Newspapers | BAGHDAD -- Khalida Waleed wants to thank Oprah Winfrey for keeping her fit. | The 34-year-old office manager at an oil company doggedly does her 30-minute treadmill workout several times a week while watching. "I changed my...
France seeks to bank on war-wrecked Iraq Middle East Online | French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrived in Baghdad on Thursday with a delegation of officials and business leaders seeking to raise France's profile in Iraq. | "Iraqis were keen to remove themselves from American guardianship, and that is bec...
U.S. has earned discount on Iraqi oil Herald Tribune | I am certainly not an expert in the political arena, but if I read your Monday paper correctly, China is trying to get Iraqi oil. With all the lives and money it has cost the people of the United States, shouldn't the United States get first dibs on Iraqi oil? | ...
