New licenses to develop oil wells – oil ministry

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The official spokesperson of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil (MOO) said that the Ministry on Wednesday will announce a new round of licenses to develop a number of oil wells according to “international standards.” “The Minister of Oil, Hussein al-Shahrestani, will announce the round in a press conference on today’s noon,” Asim Jihad told IraqiNews.com. He pointed out that the Minister will reveal the number of those wells and their names later. MH (P)/SH 1