| 30.06.2009 - Iraq to open up oil fields to foreign firms |
| From Theage.com.au: Iraq is to unveil the foreign firms which have won contracts to develop key oil and gas fields, nearly four decades after Saddam Hussein's party nationalised the country's energy sector. The deals, likely to be announced live on television on Tuesday or Wednesday, will provide the government with much-needed revenue as it struggles to rebuild the country after three wars and more than a decade of debilitating economic sanctions........Full Article: Source |