Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 42  

18-Oct-2010

IRAQ

Shahristani: ‘Ahdab Dispute Solved’

A dispute between local authorities and the CNPC-led project to add 125,000 b/d of capacity in the Ahdab field in central Iraq has been solved, says Iraqi Minister of Oil Husain al-Shahristani. Speaking on the sidelines of the 14 October OPEC meeting in Vienna, Dr Shahristani downplayed the dispute, which saw local governorate authorities taking over the offices of...