Iraq issues ultimatum to ExxonMobil

Iraq has told ExxonMobil that it must choose between working in the country's southern oilfields or in autonomous Kurdistan, and expects the US oil major to make a final decision in a few days.

Ultimatum: Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi says ExxonMobil has been told it needs to choose between working in Iraq or Kurdistan
Ultimatum: Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi says ExxonMobil has been told it needs to choose between working in Iraq or Kurdistan
Published 28 January 2013, 04:21Updated 11 October 2016, 14:33
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