Iraq, Stroitransgaz and Akkas gas fieldnote

Russia’s Stroitransgaz is said to be showing interest again in a project to develop the Akkas gas field. The following 309-word report focuses on the subject and tells what Stroitransgaz is doing to bid for the project. It also tells what Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki told Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko about the participation of the Russian oil companies in the Iraqi gas sector. Note that Edison, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, OMV and Genel Energi are bidding for the Akkas gas project.