Iraq: Ghadhban, Total and Nahr Bin Omar oil contractnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have received copies of the offers submitted by each of Total of France and Statoil of Norway for an oil service contract concerning Nahr Bin Omar oil field. The following 328-word report focuses on the subject and tells what the position is at Al-Maliki’s office. Note that Total is teaming with Chevron to win the contract while Statoil is bidding alone.