Not since Jahangir Amuzeger’s study Managing the Oil Wealth: OPEC Windfalls and Pitfalls (2001) has there been an authoritative study of OPEC. This time Dr. Chalabi’s study is from inside the organisation and for the first time we get an opportunity to see the truth about the workings of OPEC as he sets about chronicling its history. From its beginning in 1960, when Standard oi
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ABSTRACT This paper will attempt discussing and contributing to the ongoing debate on the recent oil production policy, advocated or pursued by the Iraqi Government and some oil experts in the post Saddam era, i.e., in the aftermath of the American and Allied Invasion of the country in 2003. Some historical background on the position and role of the oil wealth and O
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At last Exxon Mobil corporation have made up their mind and opted to sell their 60% share in West Qurna 1 (WQ1) oil field in Basra, rather than cancelling their recent exploration/production contract in Kurdistan. The Company has already informed the Iraqi Government of their wish to do so, and Iraq has responded by accepting it, provided that the stake is sold to a company a
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Towards Integrated Oil and Gas Databases in Iraq, By Dr. Zaid Abdul Hadi Haba, Senior Information Technology Consultant Download the whole document as PDF file Introduction The oil and gas industry has to deal with huge amount of data throughout the lifecycle of the exploration, drilling, logging, production, refining, transportation, distribution and marketing of crude o
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Executive Summary: In addition to the many challenges facing Iraq now, desertification is yet another formidable challenge that needs immediate attention. The seemingly unstoppable desert expansion is creeping up and taking over the fertile lands in Iraq in unprecedented speed! It is manifested in a dramatic shrinking of green cover and the losses of millions of trees and tens
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