Op-Ed: Assessment of the oil and gas contracts in Iraq

Iraqi-Norwegian expert critiques Iraq's oil and gas bidding round contracts.

Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

By AHMED M. JIYAD

This brief assessment is primarily based on the text of the "Model" Oil and Gas Service Development and Production Contracts relating to the first bidding round due for announcement on 29th and 30th June 2009.

Op-Ed: Assessment of the oil and gas contracts in Iraq

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