VOL. XLIII

No. 51

18-December-2000

EconomicsOf Investments In Developing New Oilfields In Iraq

by Thamir Uqaili

Thefollowing article was originally delivered as a lecture by Dr Thamir Uqaili atthe Target Exploration-sponsored Conference on MiddleEast and North Africa: Geology, Exploration and Production, heldat Imperial College, London, 18-19 September. Dr Uqaili, a former senioir Iraqioil official, is an independent consultant on oil exploration and fielddevelopment.

1.Background

Priorto the two...