Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 17

26-April-2010

IRAQ

Jabbar al-Laibi Retires

Iraqi ministerial oil advisor and former Director General of South Oil Company (SOC) Jabbar al-Laibi has retired, MEES learns. As head of SOC from 2003 to May 2008, Mr Laibi played a pivotal role in keeping production from Iraqs southern fields going in the critical period following the US-led invasion. Southern production supplied over 90% of Iraqs revenues for over four years until northern exports returned to...