This Is London 3 weeks ago

Oil increase from Iraq

Iraq today set its sights on ramping up oil production as international firms such as BP move back into the country after years of war. Full Article at This Is London

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  1. Hussain al-Shahristani
  2. ExxonMobil
  3. OPEC

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  1. We expect to invest around 15 billion dollars. It's a very significant undertaking for BP. We are going to focus on building the capacity and capabilities in Iraq, in the Iraqi oil industry for the benefit of Iraq and the people of Iraq. We are looking forward for the begining of long and mutual relatio...
    – Tony Hayward SOURCE: Middle East North Africa Financial Network 3 weeks ago
  2. We hope this is the beginning of a very long and mutually beneficial relationship
    – Tony Hayward SOURCE: PerthNow 4 weeks ago
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  1. Passengers sit on the deck of a river boat on the Tigris river during the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha at Abu Nawas park in Baghdad November 30, 2009.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Sir Jeremy Greenstock leaves the Iraq Inquiry after giving evidence on November 27, 2009 in London, England. Sir Jeremy Greenstock held the position of UK Ambassador to the United Nations for five years, from 1998 to July 2003.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Former British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Christopher Meyer leaves after the third day of the Iraq enquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on November 26, 2009 in London, England.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London.
  5. Drilling equipment is seen at south Rumaila oil field, in southern Iraq, November 26, 2009.
  6. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: An Iraqi worker gauges gas emissions from an oil pipe at the Daura oil refinery on November 5, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
  7. Lamar McKay, Chairman and President, BP America, testifies before the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources full committee hearing on the role of natural gas in mitigating climate change on October 28, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  8. SENNYBRIDGE, WALES - OCTOBER 24: Mikko Hirvonen of Finalnd and BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drives the Ford Focus RS WRC 09 during stage nine of the Wales Rally GB at Halfway on October 24, 2009 in Sennybridge, Wales.

Cast of Characters

  1. China National Petroleum
  2. Hussain al-Shahristani
  3. Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell
  4. ExxonMobil ExxonMobil
  5. Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein
  6. OPEC OPEC