Iraq: Shahristani expects no further delays in Nassiriya oil contractnote

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to be expecting no further delays in opening the bids for the Nassiriya oil contract amid new attempts to delay it. The following 326-word report focuses on the subject and tells when to expect the opening of bids and who is leading the new attempts to delay it and why. Note that Nippon Oil of Japan and ENI of Italy are vying against each other to win the contract after Repsol failed to stay in the running.