What is ExxonMobil doing in Iraq?

Tillerson firm spending billions to drill for oil DUBAI (CNNMoney) - ExxonMobil may have a problem in Iraq. The country is one of seven covered by President Trump's travel ban. And the company is the only American firm still operating under an oil license granted by the Iraqi government. ExxonMobil's presence in Iraq is the work of former CEO Rex Tillerson, now Trump's pic

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WELCOME TO IRAQ ENERGY FORUM 2017

WELCOME TO IRAQ ENERGY FORUM 2017 On behalf of the Iraq Energy Institute it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 3rd Iraq Energy Forum (IEF 2017), taking place in Baghdad, overlooking the River Tigris, at the 5-Star Babylon Hotel, on the 2nd and 3rd of April 2017. With the patronage of the Iraqi Government and the support of H.E. Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and H.E. Oil Mi

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Why Iraq Needs the Oil. By JACK WATLING

Taking it, as Donald Trump has mused about doing, is not only illegal—it would tear the country apart. On his first full day in office, Donald Trump stood before the CIA’s Memorial Wall, which commemorates the agency’s fallen officers, and railed against the media, boasted about the size of his inauguration-ceremony crowd, and took the opportunity to restate his conviction t

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