IRAQ 

East Asian Firms Come Of Age In Middle East With Iraq Investment Drive
 
By Rafiq Latta
 
East Asian oil firms, for so long bit part players in Middle East oil development, are finally emerging as a dominant force, largely through their involvement in driving a wide range of critical projects in Iraq’s multi-billion dollar upstream expansion. 
 
Chinese state giant CNPC is spearheading the East Asian investment drive, through its operatorships at...