Added: Sep 23, 2008
From: AlJazeeraEnglish
Duration: 2:20
Iraq has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell, giving the company access to its natural gas reserves. The deal is the second between the government and a foreign firm since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports that under the terms of the deal, Iraq will have 51 per cent in the venture based in Basra and Shell 49 per cent. UPDATE: Since this video was made Shell have confirmed that the contract does not include a production sharing agreement.
Channel: News
Tags: al deal dutch english gas iraq jazeera johnston nicole oil royal shell
emarat92 Says:
Sep 24, 2008 - iraqi people have no think and thay have just war
grayrz Says:
Sep 24, 2008 - Oh America does not see that all this war going on is so the US dollar does not fall. Petrol dollars rules and controls the US economy. The Middle East oil provider wants to sell oil in ERUOS not dollars. So the US has to use military force to stop them from selling in Euros because it will collapse the US economy. British and American does not want to buy in Euros. All this go back to the federal reserve bank.
Fr33truth Says:
Sep 24, 2008 - well it looks like he truth is here in the open now
WhyNotJustSayNo Says:
Sep 24, 2008 - Capital punishment. If not, the war will move here to the states.
WhyNotJustSayNo Says:
Sep 25, 2008 - basil
WhyNotJustSayNo Says:
Sep 25, 2008 - o.k., so capital punishment is over, capitalism and nationalism are not, everyone hates the new oil deal, and everyone hates war.
ThePerformingFlea Says:
Sep 26, 2008 - As an American, I agree. The truth of the matter is that the people of Iraq and the average American have much more in common than we know; we both have no real say in or governments. Our leaders decide to war and we die. Corporations in America choose our leaders for us with their campaign funding; Statistics show that in 90% of campaigns the candidate who spends the most money wins. Why do you think Bush won a second term? We have no republic, but a corporate empire.
sting695 Says:
Sep 26, 2008 - arghhhh!!! well well well, so it was about OIL!!!! fucking bastards! AMERICA deserves the title of the most hated nation in the world killing over a MILLION iraqis!! for what WMDS? Democracy??? F***K off, DID the over look china, egypt, jordon, suadi arabia!! why the F**K can you say it was for democracy, when you hug the KING of suadi arabia! america is the WORLDS biggest TERRORIST! and the main threat the WORLD!!! dont be fooled to think otherwise
yemenarGTR Says:
Sep 26, 2008 - I agree with you, another thing that people don't know is that Sadam was going to sell his oil in Euro's and that's when America stepped in with the WMD excuse to go in direct for the oil! killing Sadam was a bonus.
ColeKaine Says:
Sep 26, 2008 - This is the OFFICIAL contract for the next few years, but what the hell are they doing after the victory in 2004? As far as I know the major role of blackwater was to act as bodyguards for Oil companies like shell in Iraq... Well, it may be just my guess, but were they just pumping up oil for Free in these 4 years?
WhyNotJustSayNo Says:
Sep 26, 2008 - Pumping oil for free is the least they can do.
madcobra222 Says:
Sep 28, 2008 - usa=terrorist
mieroth Says:
Sep 29, 2008 - I think this is good news for Iraq and their economy. :)
sting695 Says:
Sep 30, 2008 - killing a million PEOPLE!!! 1/5 the same number of jews that died in the holocuast! thats the official figure, it could be way higher!! FUCK the states
sting695 Says:
Sep 30, 2008 - ONE MILLION DEAD!! ONE MILLION DEAD!! vfONE MILLION DEAD!! ffONE MILLION DEAD!!
romeojoe Says:
Sep 30, 2008 - idiots selling their blood for oil ahkmar akhmar\ jackass
GunBreed Says:
Oct 5, 2008 - FUCK USA for killing millions of iraqi and stealing their oil
GunBreed Says:
Oct 5, 2008 - america is the WORLDS biggest TERRORIST!
2JcS2 Says:
Oct 6, 2008 - I starting to believe the conspiracies Bush's family involved in oil business, they dicide to come over Iraq, they staging terror atack to prepare public opinion - and invade iraq for stupid accusations Who makes profit of that? Weapon industris - the greatest lobby in washington Bush and his sponsers - from Iraq's nature resources So if what the government tell us doesn't make sense, and what the conspiracy tehorist says make perfectly sense, who should i believe?...
plenty2say Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - I feel sorry for the U.S. soldiers who found that out the hard way. Imagine, you got your legs blown off and now you realize it was all for SHELL OIL.
DanielJ1T Says:
Oct 11, 2008 - Well Saddams dead now so I don"t think the millions he killed would want there country to suffer,let them sign oil contracts,it's their country.They now have a 29 billion surplus,good for them.Don't believe the Democrat lies about 59 billion since 30 million has been put into action for reconstruction earlier this year.
DanielJ1T Says:
Oct 11, 2008 - Um, Shell is owned by Royal Dutch Shell based in the Netherlands and the U.K..As far as I know all the oil contracts are Europe based.Good try with the propaganda though people.
DanielJ1T Says:
Oct 11, 2008 - earlier post 30 Billion nt million.
tro8Aoper Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - millions of innocent iraqi souls are dead!!! WHY?...........illuminati ordered "BUSH" WHO do?........US troops ("BUSH")
conduit99 Says:
Sep 24, 2008 - Democracy? The Iraqi people had zero say in this. Their so called Gov't is a puppet Gov't created in a Foriegn Military Occupation.