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Drill Baby Drill 
--Iraq, BP to sign Kirkuk oil and gas deal by first week of Feb, oil minister says
The MoU aims to assign the project for rehabilitating and developing the four oil fields operated by the North Oil Company in Kirkuk to BP. The objective is to enhance production and achieve optimal targeted rates of oil and gas output.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed, on Wednesday, during his meeting with a press delegation, his intention to present the British agreement to the Iraqi parliament upon his return to Baghdad .
The Prime Minister's Office stated in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that "Al-Sudani received at his residence in the capital, London, a group of senior editors-in-chief of Arab newspapers, opinion writers, and Arab and foreign journalists."
Al-Sudani spoke, according to the statement, about "his official visit to the United Kingdom and his meetings with King Charles III and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and the importance and size of the security, economic and development agreements concluded during the visit," stressing that "the bilateral agreement will be presented to the House of Representatives for the purpose of ratification."
Al-Sudani pointed out, "The state of stability and prosperity that Iraq is experiencing despite the political fluctuations witnessed in the region, and the government's success in keeping Iraq out of regional conflicts, while adhering to the principled position regarding the aggression on Gaza and Lebanon."
He pointed out his political vision for the internal Iraqi situation, and his steps to maintain security and stability in Iraq and the region, stressing "Iraq's standing with the Syrian people in facing crises and challenges."
Al-Sudani also touched, according to the statement, on "the government's steps in the field of economic integration," noting "proceeding with electrical interconnection with neighboring countries, and establishing related stations, in addition to cooperation in the fields of real estate development, and building new cities, within a development renaissance planned by the government program and included strategic projects, and creating a transition in the infrastructure on which sustainable development depends."
In his speech, the Prime Minister pointed out "the signing of the contract between Iraq and British Petroleum, which is the largest in the region," stressing "Iraq's move to develop its oil industry, expand the production and export of oil derivatives, invest in Kirkuk fields, and reach full investment in associated gas."
--Iraq, BP to sign Kirkuk oil and gas deal by first week of Feb, oil minister says
The MoU aims to assign the project for rehabilitating and developing the four oil fields operated by the North Oil Company in Kirkuk to BP. The objective is to enhance production and achieve optimal targeted rates of oil and gas output.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed, on Wednesday, during his meeting with a press delegation, his intention to present the British agreement to the Iraqi parliament upon his return to Baghdad .
The Prime Minister's Office stated in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that "Al-Sudani received at his residence in the capital, London, a group of senior editors-in-chief of Arab newspapers, opinion writers, and Arab and foreign journalists."
Al-Sudani spoke, according to the statement, about "his official visit to the United Kingdom and his meetings with King Charles III and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and the importance and size of the security, economic and development agreements concluded during the visit," stressing that "the bilateral agreement will be presented to the House of Representatives for the purpose of ratification."
Al-Sudani pointed out, "The state of stability and prosperity that Iraq is experiencing despite the political fluctuations witnessed in the region, and the government's success in keeping Iraq out of regional conflicts, while adhering to the principled position regarding the aggression on Gaza and Lebanon."
He pointed out his political vision for the internal Iraqi situation, and his steps to maintain security and stability in Iraq and the region, stressing "Iraq's standing with the Syrian people in facing crises and challenges."
Al-Sudani also touched, according to the statement, on "the government's steps in the field of economic integration," noting "proceeding with electrical interconnection with neighboring countries, and establishing related stations, in addition to cooperation in the fields of real estate development, and building new cities, within a development renaissance planned by the government program and included strategic projects, and creating a transition in the infrastructure on which sustainable development depends."
In his speech, the Prime Minister pointed out "the signing of the contract between Iraq and British Petroleum, which is the largest in the region," stressing "Iraq's move to develop its oil industry, expand the production and export of oil derivatives, invest in Kirkuk fields, and reach full investment in associated gas."
