ExxonMobil making a play for Iraq oil deal

[sabra]

Source: World Tribune

ABU DHABI — A U.S. energy major with large holdings in Qatar is crafting a strategy to enter the oil sector in Iraq. ShareThis

ExxonMobil intends to play a major role in energy exploration and production in Iraq in 2010. Executives said ExxonMobil has been competing to win contracts to develop leading oil fields for Baghdad.

"I hope Iraq creates the conditions that will allow a company like ExxonMobil to be a participant in a significant way," ExxonMobil chief executive officer Rex Tillerson said.

"That's the dialogue we are having with them to make them understand what conditions will be necessary for us to take risk with our capital and have the opportunity to be successful over the long term."

Read more: http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/me_oil0215_03_13.asp

[Sinistrous]

1. Well, that's why we went to war there.

So I guess the carnage was successful.

[acmavm]

2. Mission Accomplished!

[90-percent]

3. More Bush failure

I do not know the answer to this most obvious question:

Did the USA get the Iraq Oil or didn't it?

I honestly have no clue!

School me, please.

-90% jimmy

[madrchsod]

4. second largest known reserves in the world

like saudi arabia there are areas in iraq that have`t been explored or even possibly discovered.

[DCKit]

6. There was an agreement among the developed countries way back...

to place half the Iraq reserves off-limits for the future. I've seen an old picture of the signing ceremony, but don't know if it happened in 1920 or 1950.

However, find out where we've built the largest bases, and I'll bet they're sitting right on top of it.

[madrchsod]

7. i would`t doubt that a bit

saudi arbia has areas of their country that they have`t been explored yet.

[Solly Mack]

5. Sigh

smack smack smack smack..........................cue National Anthem...smack smack smack smack...bring on the pom-poms....now the marching band...smack smack smack smack

we are the world..we spread the freedom...we are the beacon of light to all..so let's start bombing

[bluesmail]

8. Heritage Foundation along with the American Enterprise Institute

Remember the hugh increases of the price of gas last year...they know Oil Is Dead. Literally and figuratively. They're (BigOil) preparing themselves for CheckMate.

[B Whale]

9. And paying the trolls on

this thread http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3780960&mesg_id=3780960

[balantz]

10. That's who shrubbie was working for.

Take a look at his fingers in the recent parting portrait.

[Peace Patriot]

14. LOL! nt

[unkachuck]

11. well this certainly explains....

....why 50000 troops will remain in Iraq....and now the plot thins....

....I thought the American people decided way back in 2006 that they didn't want the Iraq war?....and of course the American peoples' desire was then immediately surged away....

....then the American people decided they would gave us the Congress and our beloved anti-Iraq-war-candidate the Presidency to extricate us from Iraq, and of course, we remain firmly committed to the bushco plan....

....does it even matter what the American voter wants?

[global_traveler]

12. Hmmmm. Isn't Exxon afraid of the WMDs in Iraq???

Gee, I thought that Iraq was chock full of WMDs....Didn't the chimp tell us that over and over again during the run-up to our bombing the crap out of that country and then invading and occupying it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUboo707l4E&feature=PlayList&p=F4BEA12C6414C2E7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn0Y9pu9jmE&feature=PlayList&p=F4BEA12C6414C2E7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxhkALgGLag

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-2735588553217551113

Welcome to the new American century,
Yeah, welcome to the new American century
I wanna be just like my president
I wanna make more money than I can spend
I wanna build more bombs than I can send,
To somewhere I can't even spell the name of

Welcome to the new American century,
Yeah, welcome to the new American century
I wanna big big mac and double fries
I wanna wave my American standard high,
I wanna fly my flag across your skies

Welcome to the new American century,
Yeah, welcome to the new American century
Come all you black and Hispanic boys,
We'll keep you poor so you got no choice
But to join the army in your prime and fight for Uncle Sam and die
Welcome to the new American century.

--Sputnik Weazel

[tbyg52]

13. ExxonMobil? That behemoth that never should have been allowed to merge in the first place????

It's the corporations, stupid!

(I keep trying to get that meme taken up.... ;) )

(Edited for inevitable stupid typo.)