Iraq: Shahristani wants Ghadhban out of the second bidding roundnote

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to have told Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki that we would not allow any commission from outside the Oil Ministry to interfere in the process of the second bidding round of oil service contracts. The following 460-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what Al-Shahristani is doing to reinforce his position in this regard.