Iraq's Energy Development is Dependent Upon Politics
225 views · Published 9 June 2009 · 3:13 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
Iraq is regarded as second, only to Saudi Arabia, in terms of its oil and natural gas reserves; but 80 percent of its fields lay undeveloped and those that are developed suffer from weakened infrastructure. At a recent conference in Houston, energy industry representatives and participants from Iraq focused on what needs to be done to develop the country's badly needed resources. VOA's Greg Flakus has this report from Houston.
