Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 41

12-Oct-2009

Baghdad Works To Award More Round 1 Mega-Projects

Iraqs Ministry of Oil is in talks with a number of companies over Technical Service Contracts (TSCs) for the 9bn barrels West Qurna 1 and 4bn barrels Zubair oil field development projects, both offered in Junes first upstream licensing round, but not awarded, agencies reported.

Representatives from many of the companies that led failed bids in Round 1 have been in Baghdad recently, including...