Iraq: Shahristani, Kogas and concerns about work in Akkas gas fieldnote

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to understand the concerns which Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas) raises about the work in the Akkas gas field in western Iraq. The following 413-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what the problem is. It also tells what about the reaction of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and that of Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani.