Iraq: Goverment Reviews Oil Ties with United States

Oct 13, 2014 | United Press International
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. energy companies need to stay invested in Iraq's oil sector as the war-torn country continues on the path of reconstruction, the Iraqi oil minister said.

Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi met U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones in Baghdad to discuss progress in the Iraqi oil sector. The oil minister's office said Sunday he stressed that U.S. energy companies need to stay invested in Iraq, especially in the oil sector.