VOL. XLVI

No 16

21-April-2003

IRAQ

Text Box: Contents Include:   ENERGY (A)   IOCs Want Legal Iraq Authority, 2 $3Bn Oil Spare Parts Available Now, 3 US Sets Standards for Oil Sector, 5 OPEC Extraordinary Meeting, 6 OPEC 10 Output Up In March, 8 Iraqi Oil Industry Prospects, 9 US Legal Responsibility In Iraq, 10 OPEC Forecast On Supply/Demand, 13 NSCSA In Deal With ChevronTexaco, 17 Alepco Announces Bid Round, 18     FINANCE (B)   Iraq Plans Hinge On UN Role, 1 US Tries To Appropriate Iraq Funds, 3 Oman Budget Projects Deficit, 4 Islamic Banking Update, 7 Lebanon Cuts Rates, 9     POLITICS (C)   A Short Honeymoon, 1 Bush Calls For Sanctions Lifted, 2 Syria Under Attack, 2   Arab Press Review 4   OP ED & DOCUMENTS (D)   Alhajji and Williams On OECD Oil Dependence, 1  

Decisions Still Awaited On Structure For Iraqs Oil Administration And Legal System For Exports

  • IOCs Say No Crude Lifting In Absence Of Recognized Iraqi Authority

  • Iraq Entitled To $3Bn Of Oil Spare Parts Under Oil-For-Food

  • US Corps Of Engineers Wants Oil System To Meet Regional Standards

Two fundamental steps still have to be taken before Iraq will be in a position to resume oil exports. The first involves the establishment of a new oil administration in...