Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 9

2-Mar-2009

Baghdad Pursues Multi-Track Oil Development

Iraq is undertaking a multi-track development of its upstream oil and gas sector, at a time when the countrys political situation is very much in flux, with Kurd-Baghdad tensions heightened in the wake of the 31 January provincial elections and parties gearing up for parliamentary elections scheduled before end-year. After much debate and delay, Iraqs Ministry of Oil late last year invited...