Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LII
No 32
10-Aug-2009
IRAQ
Shahristani Fires SOC Chief, Pushes Ahead With Bidding
Iraqi Minister of Oil Husain al-Shahristani has fired the head of the South Oil Company (SOC) as he continues to erode opposition to his plans for awarding oil field development projects to international oil companies (IOCs). Oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad confirmed on 30 July that former SOC Director General Fayadh Hasan Na'ma had been removed from his post, and that Dhiya Jaafar...
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