Iraqi's won't be kept away from the polls by mere car bombs and mortar shells. But by and large they were voting for the same coterie of politicians who've made Iraq among the five most corrupt nations in the world.
The Oil Curse
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Gulf Keystone Petroleum takes Full Control of Kurdistan Operating Subsidiary
Gulf Keystone Petroleum is set to increase its interests in Kurdistan by assuming 100% control of its GKPI operating subsidiary, following a material default by the company’s investment partner in Kurdistan, ETAMIC.
Coyne Airways route into Iraq
Coyne Airways has been appointed as the exclusive sales agent in the UK and Ireland for RUS Aviation, giving freight forwarders direct access to an extensive route network into Iraq.
Cabinet allocates oil revenues to producing provinces
“The cabinet proposed the allocation of $1 per barrel to each province that produces oil,” Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, the official spokesperson of the Iraqi government, said in a release on Tuesday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
CNOOC and Sinochem sign initial deal for Missan field
China National Offshore Oil Corp., has signed an initial agreement with Iraq to develop the 2.5 billion-barrel Missan oil field complex in southern Iraq, a senior Iraqi oil ministry official said Monday.
MOL tests Bijeel oil finds in Iraq Kurdistan
A unit of MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC has gauged oil and gas at the Bijeel-1 exploratory well in Iraqi Kurdistan, the well, in the east-central part of the 889 sq km Akri Bijeel block, flowed at rates of as much as 3,200 b/d.
Authmaan demands a negotiation team for Ministries Posts
Khalid Al- Asady (State of Law), has suggested that Al-Maliky is qualified to take a second term, as his block would get the third of the seats at the Parliament, according to first data from the elections.
Alaawy block tries to calm the battle for the State Presidency
"The allocation of the presidency position, is based on two options, one of them is Tariq Al-Hashimy, or as a fall-back the nomination of Ayad Alaawy for the PM position”, adding that there is already an agreement that the presidency poison should be taken by an Arab
Russian Firm to Complete Work at Damage Power Plant
Russia’s Technopromexport has agreed to resume constructing a large power plant south west of Baghdad.
Etisalat Still Upbeat on Expansion into Iraq
Etisalat, the UAE's largest telecommunications operator to expand into Iraq after making an offer to acquire one of its three mobile operators, Korek Telecom.
Iraq Extends Gas MOU with Shell - Oil Minister
Iraq has extended a memorandum of understanding with Royal Dutch Shell on a natural gas venture around the southern oil hub of Basra for six months from March 2010.
Iraqi Elections Likely to Further Delay Access to Kirkuk's Reserves
"We are very interested in the oil and gas reserves in Kirkuk. Who wouldn't be?" said one executive from a leading European energy company.