Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 21

25-May-2009

Iraq Oil: Between The Centre And The Region

By Tariq Shafiq

Mr Shafiq was a principal drafter of Iraqs petroleum law. He is Director of Petrolog & Associates, Chair of the Fertile Crescent Oil Company, and a former Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the Iraq National Oil Company (INOC).

No doubt many Iraqis have been following the recent declaration of the Kurdistan Regional Governments (KRGs) Minister of Natural Resources, Ashti...