Iraq Oil Report
24 February 2008
A coalition of U.S. veterans, unions and activists, who fear Iraq’s draft oil law is part of an orchestrated effort to turn Iraq’s oil reserves over to private international oil companies, said at a press conference in Washington Friday that such pressure should be kept up.
And they’re not alone. On Saturday there are similar actions to be taken around in England. Iraq’s tens of thousands strong oil unions, as well as other political parties and civil society organizations share their concern.
“Iraq oil is not war loot for the oil companies,” said Trina Zahller of Oil Change International. She said any oil law or long-term oil contracts made under occupation would be illegitimate.
“It seems like the oil industry is becoming ever more brazen” in entering the Iraq oil sector, she said, referring to statements made by top officials at Shell and ExxonMobil last week.