Iraq: CNPC seeks JV with Chevron or Occidental Petroleum?note

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is said to be seeking to team up with US companies, including Chevron and Occidental Petroleum, to bid for major contracts in the Iraqi oil and gas sector. The following 268-word report focuses on the issue and tells what the position of the Iraqi Oil Ministry is. Note that CNPC signed last year an oil service contract with the Iraqi Oil Ministry for the Al-Ahdab oil field.