Former Iraqi Oil Minister: Keep Iraq on the Shelf.

Publication: Gasification News

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While many global oil executives preach optimism to investors and the general public, Issam A.R. Al-Chalabi, the former minister of oil for Iraq (1987-1990), has quite a different message.

"Iraq offers nothing but misery and mystery," he said at the recent CERA Week conference in Houston. "It is estimated to contain 115 billion barrels of reserves, maybe more. But the Western Desert has never...

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