How Chevron’s New Deals Could Transform Iraq’s Production Outlook

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The very recent signing of two sets of major oil deals by U.S. oil giant Chevron following the forced withdrawal of Russian firms from key energy projects in Iraq is a key turning point in the West’s resurgence in the Middle East, a senior U.S. Treasury source told OilPrice.com last week. “Iraq is the heartland of the Middle East, a major Iranian ally, vital to Russian and Chinese interests, and it’s allowing a major U.S. force into the centre of its economy,” he underlined. So, what does this mean for Iraq’s energy…