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NEWS ABOUT: Hussain al Shahristani

Hussain al Shahristani stories: 4 news summaries

 Big Oil Drooling 
 Over Iraq Contracts 

Firms booted out in '72 eye nation's vast untapped reserves

Jun 24, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq is preparing to welcome back the foreign oil companies it ejected over 30 years ago, and the firms are giddy with anticipation, the Wall Street Journal reports. Contracts to revive production at neglected oil fields go up for auction next week, and competition is expected to be fierce. Oil... More »

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Iraq • oil • Iraq oil • Hussain al Shahristani • oil companies

 Iraq Dumps 
 Western Oil Deals 

Plans scrubbed as talks drag on too long

Sep 11, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq has scrubbed plans to award six coveted no-bid contracts to Western oil companies, the New York Times reports. Negotiations with the oil giants—including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and others—dragged on for too long, said Iraq's foreign minister. The companies would have been unable to complete work... More »

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Iraq • oil • Iraq oil • Shell • Chevron • Hussain al Shahristani • oil companies • Exxon Mobil • China National Petroleum Corp.

Political Turf War Threatens Stability at Iraqi Oil Giant

Government wants to oust director of South Oil, but he's resisting

Jul 30, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The central government in Iraq is trying reassert its control over a huge state-owned oil company by forcing out its maverick—but highly effective—chief, the Wall Street Journal reports. He's refusing to go, however, and the resulting turf war could have huge implications not only for Iraq but the... More »

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Iraq • oil • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq government • political factions • Hussain al Shahristani • Iraqi elections • South Oil • Jabber el-Leaby

Agreement on Key Iraq Oil Law Hits the Skids

Sectarian schism again undermines top political objective

Sep 13, 07 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Agreements forged in February over a law regulating the distribution of revenue from Iraq's oil fields are dissolving, the New York Times reports. Hussain al-Shahristani, oil minister for the Shiite-controlled federal government, held meetings yesterday to try to save the compromise, but the northern Kurdish areas have already made deals... More »

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Iraq • oil • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • United States • Iraq government • Hussain al Shahristani

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