Iraq: ENI, Nippon Oil and Nassiriya oil contractnote

ENI of Italy and Nippon Oil of Japan are said to be too close to win together a contract to develop Nassiriya oil field. This went against Repsol of Spain, which was eyeing the contract too. The following 334-word report focuses on the issue and tells what made the contract go to ENI and Nippon Oil. It also talks about a pro-Japanese Iraqi lobby and gives names of key figures supporting it or opposing it.