Iraq: Muwaffaq Al-Rubaie and the oil and gas issuesnote

Reports from Baghdad suggest that Iraqi National Security Adviser Muwaffaq Al-Rubaie will take charge of the files of oil and gas issues, now the Iraqi Parliament has passed the US-Iraq security agreement. According to these reports, Al-Rubaie considers that his work should now focus on re-arranging the priorities at the Oil Ministry, South Oil Company (SOC) and North Oil Company (NOC). The following 328-word newswire focuses on the issue.