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Shell wins massive Iraqi oil field contractFriday 11 December 2009 Oil giant Shell has won a contract to develop a major Iraqi oil field together with Malaysia's state-run company Petronas Carigali. The Anglo-Dutch consortium beat off another combine made up of France's Total and China National Petroleum. The Manjoon field is an almost 13 billion barrel site in the Basra region near the Iranian border and said to be one of the largest in the world. For more on this, click here © DutchNews.nl Get the DutchNews.nl newsletter in your mailbox: Click here to subscribe
freefa11, I totally agree with you, we see now the true motives of invading Iraq. OIL!! By sandra | December 12, 2009 6:23 PM I guess now Dutch and British troops will have to stay a bit longer to contribute to the development of their banana-republic. Who said colonialism is over? By alienboy | December 12, 2009 6:27 PM The funny think they (shell) have undercover connections with Malaysian, Angolan, Russians and other oil companies. These companies have participated in financing the war. This is the pay-off for participating in the war. By Al | December 14, 2009 7:43 AM Long live democracy! I hope the lives of Iraqi children was worth that contract. Shame on humanity. By Iraqi Refugee | December 14, 2009 8:30 AM Protecting the USA dollar was one reason. Sadam was going to start selling oil in Petro-Euros instead of petro-dollars which would have devalued the dollar (not that its worth anything to begin with). Iran also wanted , at the time to sell oil in a new middle eastern petro-currancy. And Malasia was going to do the same thing. All leaving the petro-dollar would have destroyed the dollar and USA "national security". It is much more complicated than that By Prage | December 17, 2009 2:59 AM Place your comments: |
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no we didn't invade for oil it was to avenge 911 no it was to get rid of a tyrant and dictator o no its to keep our home country safe from terrorists o bugger it its just for oil
By freefa11 | December 11, 2009 7:37 PM