Iraqi Oil Minister accused of mother of all sell-outs

To public fury, the country is handing over control of its fields to foreign companies

Furious protests threaten to undermine the Iraqi government's controversial plan to give international oil companies a stake in its giant oilfields in a desperate effort to raise declining oil production and revenues. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 19, 2009 - 12:06 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 19, 2009

Iraqis are wary of the involvement of foreign oil companies in raising production in super giant fields like Kirkuk and Bai Hassan in the north and Rumaila, Zubair and West ... More »

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