Vol. XL

No. 1

6-January-1997

IRAQ

Iraq And Turkey Discuss Natural Gas Export Project

Following talks held in Ankara on 25 December betweenthe Iraqi Minister of Oil, Dr. 'Amir Rashid, and the Turkish Minister of Energy, Mr. RecaiKutan, the two officials agreed that specialised committees should hold technicaldiscussions in Baghdad regarding the export of natural gas from Iraq's northeastern fieldsto Turkey with an ultimate capacity of 10bn cu. ms. (BCM)/year. The talks follow thesigning of a...