Iraq: IOTC, US intervention and oil tanker projectnote

The Americans are said to be intervening in a project to develop the Basra-based Iraqi Oil Tankers Company (IOTC). The following 318-word report sheds light on the issue and tells whether the Americans are intervening or not. It also tells what shipbuilders have already presented offers for the project, what US companies are interested in it and what position they are taking now.