Iraq: Shahristani wants KRG-ExxonMobil contract cancellednote

Iraqi Deputy PM for Energy Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to keep working to get the oil exploration contract signed between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and ExxonMobil cancelled. The following 442-word report sheds light on Al-Shahristani’s proposals in this regard and tells what about his policy to encourage major oil companies to draw closer to the central government in Baghdad rather than to the KRG.