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Iraq Oil Contract Guarantees Compensation to BP

HeadlineAug 02, 2011

In Iraq news, newly released documents show the oil giant BP has secured a guarantee of compensation from the Iraqi government should production be halted at Iraq’s largest oil site. The clause was inserted into a contract for BP to operate the Rumaila oil field, which accounts for 40 percent of Iraq’s output.

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