Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 21

25-May-2009

Laibi Tells Tale Of Iraqi Oil Neglect, Incompetence

Jabbar al-Laibi, the former director general of South Oil Company (SOC), has given the most detailed and devastating account of Iraqs post-2003 oil industry yet published. Speaking to Iraq Oil Forum editor Ruba Husari in Dubai on 11 May, Mr Laibi reveals a picture of systematic mismanagement on the part of the oil ministry and its leadership with regard to the vital southern industry. Mr...