Good article go to website below and see it allFew were better positioned for a deal than Vast Exploration, a subsidiary of Toronto-based Forbes & Manhattan, which had Garner on its advisory board. After Kurdistan opened its oil bazaar, Vast president and CEO Ahmed Said tells me, Garner told executives at Vast and its parent company, " 'Why wouldn't you consider Kurdistan? I have tremendous relations, lots of experience and know-how.' " Garner brought in Nabb, who had earned the Kurds' gratitude in 1991 when he deployed a force of British Marines in the border town of Zakho and scared Saddam's spies and soldiers all the way to Dohuk, 50 miles further south. Nabb, says Said, was "one of the brothers in the [Kurdish] family." Garner and Nabb took several trips to Erbil with Vast executives, "and made the introductions to the right people," Said continues. "By 2008, the competition for oil blocks was [fierce] and having these two people on board brought us credibility." Vast secured a block in late 2008 estimated to contain 2.7 billion barrels of oil. Says an exultant Said: "We tell people we are one of the most highly connected groups in Kurdistan today."
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