Shell loses out in contest to develop Iraq's Kirkuk oil field

Shell has failed in a controversial attempt to win the first post-war contracts to develop oilfields in Iraq.
Hazim Sultan, Iraq's oilfield development director, said five companies had been shortlisted to evaluate the potential of the huge Kirkuk field in the north. A similar number are still in the race to study the Rumaila oilfields in the south. "I hope we will award the contracts for both projects within a month," he told Reuters.

Mr Sultan would not identify those companies still in the running for the deals. The issue is highly sensitive because of claims that the US and British invasion has been a "war for oil" that would only benefit the major energy companies.

Both Shell and BP submitted bids for the work and the Anglo-Dutch group admitted last night that it had failed and BP said it had yet to hear.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1358993,00.html

So much for Holland's contribution for the willing.

so what American Oil company got it.

on the Okay to shop list??? I buy my gas at Hess because I understood they were one of the "good guys" but thought BP was on the "good" list too.

I don't remember seeing Shell on the OKAY list. I've been boycotting where I can, not that it's doing much good... but at least I feel better.

Chevron, Texaco, Mobil -- no.

as to what Oil Company gets what part of the pie?

http://www.judicialwatch.org/071703.c_.shtml

But in case someone hasn't...

Iraqi oil field suitors, and maps, the Cheney Task Force.

in Iraq? I thought it was just a conspiracy theory that there was oil in Iraq, I thought their main export was dates.

good response

Enough with the "little" MAN! He makes me want to PUKE!

Very inventive, I actually liked the reference!

Thanks for the help about Shell.

"Enough with the "little" MAN! He makes me want to PUKE!

Very inventive, I actually liked the reference!

Thanks for the help about Shell."

but what the hell are you talking about?? :)

based company. Maybe Exxon Mobil? Or it could be a foreign entity. Those countries who were owed a big debt by Iraq have all , as of last week, agreed to let that debt go. So these contracts may have been arranged to make up for some of the loss....

At least wait until they git rid of all the bodies

This is shameless

The one who offers the most sweet sub-contracting deals to Halliburton.