Iraqi Cabinet signs oil deal with alliance
BP-led consortium lands contract to develop field
Posted: October 18, 2009 at 5:42 a.m.
The Iraqi government has approved a deal with a consortium led by British giant BP PLC to develop a prized oil field in the south in a major step forward for the country’s oil industry.
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