VOL. XLVI

No 43

27-October-2003

IRAQ

The Iraqi Oil Industry: Its Past, Present And Future

By Thamir Ghadhban

The following is the text of the keynote speech delivered by Thamir Ghadhban, CEO of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, at the Rehabilitation and Development of Iraqs Petroleum Sector conference, organized by the CWC Group, in Geneva on 20-21 October.

You all know that the Iraqi oil industry has recently experienced extremely difficult conditions. Various aspects have been covered by news media, but...