Tony Hayward (L), BP's chief executive sits next to British ambassador to Iraq Christopher Prentice (R) after 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 POLITICS BUSINESS ENERGY)