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ExxonMobil faces 'West Qurna 1 order of boot'

Iraq is considering replacing ExxonMobil with Russian companies at the giant West Qurna 1 oilfield after the US supermajor angered the Baghdad government by venturing into Kurdistan, according to a media report citing industry sources.

Talks: between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the latter's Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow this week
Talks: between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the latter's Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow this week
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Published 11 October 2012, 13:52Updated 11 October 2016, 10:46
Middle East