Iraq: Luaibi, Ghadhban and INOCnote

Former Oil Minister Thamer Al-Ghadhban, who acts as Adviser to Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki, is said to be proposing to reduce the role of the Iraqi Oil Ministry in the management of the planned Iraq National Oil Company (INOC). The following 459-word report sheds more light on Al-Ghadhban’s proposal and tells what about the reaction of Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi. It also tells what about the position of Al-Maliki.