VOL. XLVI

No 27

07-July-2003

IRAQ

Vision Of The Future: What's Next For Iraq?

By Saadalla al-Fathi

The following paper was presented by consultant Saadalla al-Fathi at the 8th Annual Asia Oil & Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 15-17 June.

There is no doubt that Iraq has great oil potential with its vast reserves of 112bn barrels and 80-year-old oil industry which have a substantial impact on the economy. However, Iraqs oil industry and particularly its production capacity is not...