VOL. XLVII

No 09

01-March-2004

IRAQ

Text Box: –Oil Policy Options For Iraq

By Adnan al-Janabi

The following article was written for MEES by Adnan al-Janabi, a Baghdad-based consultant in economics, finance and energy. He previously served as Director of Foreign Relations and Investments at the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, and as Head of Economics and Finance Department, OPEC, Vienna.

In the middle of all the chaos, looting and insecurity, and the turmoil created by shortages in key petroleum products, one has to...