Beyond the Headlines: May 16-22

<ul><li>EITI meetings push oil transparency</li> <li>Al-Quds plant expansion begins</li> <li>Dhi Qar battles Baghdad over electricity</li> <li>Iranian firms seek Dhi Qar investment</li></ul>

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

Staff of Iraq Oil Report

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

EITI meetings push oil transparency

BAGHDAD — Iraq took a step towards meeting its obligations as a candidate country for the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI), holding a symposium with more than 50 civil society organizations to discuss the sale and export of the country’s oil.

Beyond the Headlines: May 16-22

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