Abstract Oil price volatility has always created pressure upon both developed and emerging economies. High oil prices have been blamed for economic downturns in the global economy. Oil producers have suffered widely fluctuating incomes. Price volatility has worsened since 2000 for a variety of factors such as geopolitics, speculation, terrorism, natural disasters, revolutions,
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Download PDF Energy Potential vs. Reality Oil and Gas According to recent international estimates Iraq is expected to earn $5 trillion from oil exports up to 2035. Yet despite having reserves of 143 billion barrels, and awarding concessions to international oil companies (IOCs) for field development both in the north and south, it has yet to exceed its peak production of appr
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Download A year has passed since the landmark deadline of December 2006, which was ‘publicly’ imposed by the IMF, the Iraqi Study Group (ISG), the US administration and the International Oil companies (IOCs) on the Iraqi government to deliver the long awaited Iraqi oil law. But it still seems that we are no closer today to seeing the new law approved than we were back in Decem
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Download Iraq has proven oil reserves of 118 billion barrels and this could be increased by up to 235 billion barrels. Iraq also has 78 trillion standard cubic feet of gas reserves which could also be increased by up to 110 trillion standard cubic feet through enhanced recovery and exploration. The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih stated that new exploration showed tha
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