“The Shell contract was discussed in the (cabinet’s) Energy Committee and presented to the cabinet,” he said, adding no changes had been made to the draft agreement.
“We have resolved all differences after we got help from three consultants,” the minister said.
The committee is chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussain Shahristani.
Luaibi added the scheme will save Iraq billions of dollars, giving an example of the crude currently being burnt to generate electricity.
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