Iraq Oil Ministry, TPAO and Akkas gas field – Update 1note

TPAO of Turkey, with Total of France, lost the opportunity to win the Akkas gas project in western Iraq against Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas) at an auction held yesterday (October 20, 2010) in Baghdad. The following 382-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the fees that caused the contract to go to Kogas instead of TPAO. It also tells what about the position of Sunni Arab leaders in the Anbar province.