Iraq Says May Make Decision on Halliburton Gas Deal in May

  • Deal would enable Iraq to get more clarity on Akkas reserves
  • Baghdad is in talks with Chevron, Aramco on developing Akkas

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Iraq’s cabinet may reactivate a deal with Halliburton Co. to drill wells in a western gas field in Akkas next month, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told local media.