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Head of North Oil Company removed

Director General Sameer al-Taie's dismissal comes amidst a corruption investigation, and following the assassination of a candidate to replace him.
Then-NOC Director General Sameer al-Taie (background) joins then-Oil Minister Abdel Karim Luaibi (second from right) and Kirkuk province Gov. Najmaldin Karim (right) in welcoming BP CEO Bob Dudley (left) before a meeting on Nov. 6, 2013. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)
Kamaran al-Najar and Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report
Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

KIRKUK - Sameer al-Taie, the director general of the North Oil Company (NOC), has been removed from his position.

Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi issued the decision on July 27, which was relayed in a ministerial order from Hassib Mohammed Hadi al-Sadr, the director general of the Oil Ministry's Administrative Department. Iraq Oil Report reviewed a copy of the order and confirmed its authenticity with two senior NOC officials.

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