VOL. XLI

No. 15

13-April-1998

IRAQ

Russian Firms Issue Bids For West Qurna Field

MEES learns that the Russian firms responsible for the development of the giantWest Qurna field are looking for contractors for appraisal, drilling and engineeringworks. The bids were issued earlier this year and were taken up mainly by subsidiaries oftwo of the main shareholders in the consortium, Lukoil and Zarubezhneft. The West QurnaJoint Management Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting in Moscow next week,...