After controversy over no-bid government contracts offered to a handful of Western oil giants, Iraq has launched a new round of bidding open to several dozen companies. Click "VIEW MAP" above to see details about the oil fields offered in the bidding and the companies now in the bidding process.
READ MORE ABOUT IRAQI OIL CONTRACTS
- Rebuilding Iraq on Shifting Legal Sands: Challenges and Opportunities for New Oil Contracts
- Iraq Oil Dispute, by RWI Middle East North Africa Director Yahia Said (Financial Times)
- VIDEO: Yahia Said Discusses Oil Contracts and Legal Framework on PBS's "NewsHour"
- Geographical Distribution of Iraqi Oil Fields and Its Relation with the New Constitution (pdf)
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IRAQ: Overview
Stability in Iraq, Putin Style - April 7, 2008 (Huffington Post)
Opinion: Calling For a "Political Surge" in Iraq - January 7, 2008 (International Herald Tribune)
Iraq Hydrocarbons Legal Framework: Revenue Watch Analysis - July 18, 2007
Geographical Distribution of Iraqi Oil Fields
and Relation to the New Constitution - May 27, 2006
FEATURED IRAQ RESOURCES
Political Dynamics in Iraq within the Context of the "Surge" - Testimony of Yahia Said to Senate Foreign Relations Committee, April 2, 2008 (pdf)Stability in Iraq, Putin Style - April 7, 2008 (Huffington Post)
Opinion: Calling For a "Political Surge" in Iraq - January 7, 2008 (International Herald Tribune)
Iraq Hydrocarbons Legal Framework: Revenue Watch Analysis - July 18, 2007
Geographical Distribution of Iraqi Oil Fields
and Relation to the New Constitution - May 27, 2006