Iraq: Maliki, Luaibi and his difficultiesnote

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi is said to be expressing concerns about his inability to face all the obstacles within his Ministry and its affiliated companies South Oil Company (SOC) and North Oil Company (NOC). The following 469-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the difficulties Luaibi is running into. It also tells what about his relation with Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki.