Iraq: Maliki, ExxonMobil and last deadlinenote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have agreed to set a last deadline for ExxonMobil to decide on whether to go ahead with its oil exploration contract with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) or cancel it. The following 390-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the deadline in question. It also tells what about the reaction of Iraqi Deputy PM for Energy Hussein Al-Shahristani and Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi.