Oil autonomy - update Oil autonomy spreading to Iraq’s provinces
An oil worker walks past a line of trucks used for conducting seismic survey at the al-Ahdab oil field in Wasit province on March 11, 2009. (THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters)
By BEN LANDO, PATRICK OSGOOD AND STAFF of Iraq Oil Report
Published Friday, April 19th, 2013
Iraq's provinces have watched as the central government has signed more than a dozen deals with international oil companies, and as the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has struck out on its own with more than 50 contracts. Now, some provincial governments want in on the action.Although Baghdad considers any oil contracts signed without its approval to be illegal, both Wasit and Salahaddin provinces have finalized independent deals with international companies. These agreements highlight the...