IRAQ

Oryx IPO Bid Reveals Controversial Wasit Oil Deals 

Geneva-based independent Oryx Petroleum has signed three oil deals directly with the Wasit Provincial Government, bypassing the central Iraqi government in Baghdad. The 13deal was done back in December 2011. Rumors of the deal – and other direct contracts with provincial governments – have been buzzing around the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) oil circles for some time. But full confirmation and details only...