VOL. XLVI

No 4

27-January-2003

IRAQ

Lukoil Fails To Secure West Qurna-2 Concession

Iraq has still not decided on the fate of the West Qurna-2 concession, after its decision last December to cancel Lukoils production-sharing agreement, MEES learns from authoritative sources, despite some earlier reports that the Russian firm had won back the concession. Under present circumstances, it seems highly unlikely that Lukoil will be re-chosen for the West Qurna-2 concession. The Iraqi government has said...