Saturday, October 17, 2009

Iraqi Oil.........

File - The BP (British Petroleum) logo is seen at a gas station ...
The BP logo is seen at a gas station in Washington. Iraq's government Saturday Oct. 17, 2009 approved an oil deal with a consortium led by British giant BP PLC to develop a prized oil field in the south. BP and its partner China's CNPC were the only winners in Iraq's first international oil auction in over 30 years in June for development rights for the 17.8 billion-barrel Rumaila field.
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2005 file photo, an  Iraqi worker operates ...
An Iraqi worker operates valves at Rumaila oil fields, near the southern city of Basra, Iraq.
FILE - In this April 1, 2003 file photo, a U.S. soldier stands ...
A U.S. soldier stands guard on top of a humvee as oil workers work on oil well fires at Rumaila oil field, southern Iraq.

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