Beyond the Headlines: June 13-19

<ul><li>Cabinet funds Iran gas pipeline</li> <li>Tensions in Basra over U.S. presence</li> <li>Halfaya production set to rise</li> <li>Missan takes on de-mining</li></ul>

Baghdad's Al-Quds power plant is undergoing a $219 million expansion. (THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters)

Staff of Iraq Oil Report

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Cabinet funds Iran gas pipeline

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Cabinet has approved initial funding for a natural gas import pipeline from Iran, which will feed several power plants, including Mansuriya, al-Quds, and South Baghdad.

Beyond the Headlines: June 13-19

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