Kuwait, Iraq to discuss oilfields

Published September 23, 2005

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has formed a team to work with Iraq to specify rights of the two neighbouring states in the border oilfields.

A statement issued by ministry of petroleum said that energy minister Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah has formed a team that would be part of a Kuwaiti-Iraqi team to specify the rights in the border oilfields.

The statement said Khalid Al Samiti, executive assistant for exploration and production development of Kuwait Oil Company, and Badriah Hassan Ferhad, manager for the development of the northern oilfields of the KOC, will comprise the Kuwaiti team.

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