Patrick Cockburn reports on the oil contracts with foreign companies about to be awarded. Contracts will be service contracts to develop six of Iraq's largest fields over 20-25 years.
There has been opposition to the terms of the deals on the part of some Iraqis, such as those working in Iraq's state-owned oil industry.
Nevertheless the contract terms are not particularly good for the international oil companies, but if they get them, they would have a foot in Iraq's oil business for future contracts.
In any case, the Iraqi government desperately needs money, hence its push to award contracts to exploit oil.
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