Iraq: Royal Dutch Shell gas deal subject to further oppositionnote

While Royal Dutch Shell is working to improve its gas deal with the Iraqi government, some parties are working to push it out of the deal. The following 355-word report focuses on the issue and tells what these parties are and whether they can block the deal. Note that Royal Dutch Shell agreed with state-run South Gas Company (SGC) in September last year to set up a joint venture to process and market natural gas produced in Basra province in southern Iraq.