China’s CNPC seals $3bn Iraq deal
China’s state-owned oil firm CNPC has agreed a $3bn (£1.63bn) oil services contract with the government of Iraq. The two parties renegotiated a 1997 deal to pump oil from the Ahdab oilfield, the Iraqi oil minister said. Under the new deal, output from the oilfield will be 110,000 barrels per day, up from the 90,000 barrels forecast in the original deal. The deal is the first major oil contract with a foreign firm since the US-led war in Iraq, reports say. As security improves, Iraq - which has some of the biggest oil reserves in the Middle East - is trying to bring in foreign oil companies to boost crude output. It needs billions of dollars of investment after years of war and sanctions. Other foreign oil companies, such as Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil, are also negotiating |
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BEIJING - International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Jacques Rogge declared the Beijing Olympics officially closed Sunday bringing down the curtain on a glittering 16-day long sports extravaganza.
