Iraq: SOC, MOC and differences over Majnoon oil fieldnote

Iraq’s state-owned South Oil Company (SOC) and Maysan Oil Company (MOC) are said to have differences over Majnoon oil field. The following 334-word report sheds light on the issue and tells what the differences are about. It also tells how Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani is reacting to the issue. Note that France is holding talks with Iraq to reactivate a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the field in question.