New North Oil director installed
Previous nominee replaced by Kirkuk-approved leader, despite previous objections over ethnicity.
Gas flares burn at the Kirkuk oil field on Jan. 06, 2010. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)
The Kirkuk government has formally welcomed Fareed al-Jadir as head of the state-run North Oil Company (NOC), despite previous demands by the local government for a Kurd to lead the company.
The ministerial order naming Jadir said the promotion was effective Oct. 8, according to a copy obtained by Iraq Oil Report.
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