Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani (R) talks to BP's ...
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Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani (R) talks to BP's chief executive Tony Hayward after signing the contract to invest in Rumaila oilfield during a contract-signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.

REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS)

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