Iraq: Nippon Oil ahead of ENI to win Nassiriya oil contractnote

A Japanese consortium led by Nippon Oil is said to be too close to win Nassiriya oil contract. The following 516-word report focuses on the subject and tells whether this consortium has such an advantage. It also tells what might help it to go ahead of ENI to win the contract. Note that the Japanese consortium includes Nippon Oil, Inpex and JGC Corporation and is now competing for the contract against ENI of Italy after Repsol went out of the race.