Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 41

10-October-2005

What Is Happening To Iraqi Oil?

By Issam Al-Chalabi

The views contained in this paper were expressed to the participants in the 26th International Oil & Money Conference held in London on 20-21 September 2005. Mr Chalabi, who has written this paper for publication by MEES,is a former Iraqi Oil Minister (1987-90) and former president of Iraq National Oil Company.

It is common knowledge that Iraq has the second-largest proven oil...