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Baghdad Hands West Qurna To Exxon/Shell Consortium

November 2009 | Industry News

The Iraqi government has awarded a contract to develop the first phase of the West Qurna field to a consortium of majors ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell. BMI assesses the implications for investment in the Iraqi oil industry.

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