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Iraq To Award West Qurnal-1 Oil Field To ExxonMobil, Shell

By Hassan Hafidh, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

Iraq is expected to award its super-giant West Qurna-1 oil field in southern Iraq to a consortium made of ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) and Royal Dutch Shell PLC ( RDSA) shortly, a senior Iraqi oil official told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday.

“In the coming few hours, the oil ministry is expected to award West Qurna-1 to ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell,” the official, who is involved in talks with international oil companies, said.

-By Hassan Hafidh; Dow Jones Newswires; + 962 799 831 831; hassan.hafidh@ dowjones.com


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