BPs Investment in Iraq to Reach $5B by 2016

Rigzone - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

ABU DHABI - U.K. oil major BP plc plans to increase the production capacity at the Rumaila oilfield, the largest in Iraq, by 750,000 barrels per day by 2017, and aims to increase its spending in the country to $5 billion a year from the current $2.6 billion by 2016, a senior executive said Wednesday. "We are doing about 1.4 million barrels a day now from RumailaWe have a plan to add ...

Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks

Miami Herald - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday.The shake-up will include commanders of divisions and operations, said Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Moussawi.It indicates the ...

Iraqi spokesman PM orders shakeup among military commanders in wake of deadly attacks

Canada.com - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi government spokesman says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered changes in senior ranks of the military in the wake of bloody attacks that have killed dozens of people in the past few days. Ali al-Moussawi said on Wednesday that the shakeup will include commanders of divisions and operation commands nationwide. Al-Moussawi would not give more details on the decree, which ...