Final Draft of Iraq Gas Deal with Shell within 10 Days

BASRA, Iraq, (Reuters) – The final draft of Iraq’s multibillion-dollar deal with Royal Dutch Shell to capture flared gas at southern oilfields will be completed within 10 days, a senior Iraqi oil official said on Friday. “We are confident that the final draft will be completed with

Final Draft of Iraq Gas Deal with Shell within 10 Days

BASRA, Iraq, (Reuters) – The final draft of Iraq’s multibillion-dollar deal with Royal Dutch Shell to capture flared gas at southern oilfields will be completed within 10 days, a senior Iraqi oil official said on Friday.

“We are confident that the final draft will be completed within a week, 10 days maximum,” Deputy Oil Minister Ahmed al-Shamma said at an oil conference in the southern oil hub of Basra.