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Iraqi and international oil firms’ talks on first post-war deals are moving along …

Plus: *Oil Ministry Shahristani in BBC interview *Iraqi Kurdistan’s Oil Minister Ashti Hawrami vows to sign more deals *OMV rejects Shahristani’s claim, will stick with KRG deal *Kurds threaten to withdraw from government *Iraq’s ambassador to U.S. optimistic on the draft oil law *Shell, Repsol register for oil bids; Exxon wants in too Negotiations between […]

Iraq’s Oil Ministry is getting ever closer to the first post-Iraq war oil deals…

…with the majors licking their chops at reentering since Iraq’s oil was nationalized in the 1970s. Plus: *Iraq and Europe to develop the gas sector *Rumormill: $$ for Iraq oil law votes? *Austria’s OMV joins SK Energy in having oil supply cut *Tet and the Iraq offensive Iraq's Oil Ministry, in talks with oil majors […]

Iraq begins oil and gas field bidding process for international oil firms

Plus: *Turkish special envoy in Baghdad for PKK talks with Barzani *Iraq aims at 2008 provincial elections *Finance Minister blasts budget surplus critique *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Iraq's Oil Ministry announced most of the details 35 of the world's largest oil companies were waiting for as the country begins to open the third-largest proven […]