Times - BP wins Iraq oilfield contract after fee row
A BP-led consortium today won the rights to develop Iraq's biggest-producing oilfield after a rival bidder dropped out of a televised auction in a disagreement with the country's oil ministry over fees. Winning the 17 billion barrel Rumaila oilfield in southern Iraq represents a big boost to BP that has historical links to the oilfield, which is one of the biggest in the world. The British company's victory came after the oil ministry balked at the fees for extracting the oil that were proposed by both BP's consortium and a rival, led by Exxon-Mobil.
Winning the 17 billion barrel Rumaila oilfield in southern Iraq represents a big boost to BP that has historical links to the oilfield, which is one of the biggest in the world.
The British company's victory came after the oil ministry balked at the fees for extracting the oil that were proposed by both BP's consortium and a rival, led by Exxon-Mobil.
US occupation troops are completely out.
completely including the bases? ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
