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On June 29 and 30, Iraq's Oil Ministry will unveil the list of companies awarded contracts to develop six giant oil fields and two gas fields.
Here is a list of the 31 companies bidding:
BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd. Australia
BP Exploration Operating Co. Britain
Chevron Corp. United States
CNOOC Ltd. China
CNPC International Ltd. China
ConocoPhillips United States
Edison SpA Italy
Eni Medio Oriente SpA Italy
ExxonMobil Iraq Ltd. United States
Hess Corp. United States
INPEX Corp. Japan
Japex (Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.) Japan
JSC Gazprom Neft Russia
Korea Gas Corp. (Kogas) South Korea
JSC Lukoil Russia
Maersk Olie og Gas AS Denmark
Marathon International Petroleum Turquesa Ltd. United States
Nexen Inc. Canada
Nippon Oil Corp. Japan
Occidental Petroleum Corp. United States
ONGC Videsh Ltd. India
PT Pertamina (Persero) Indonesia
PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd Malaysia
Repsol Exploracion SA Spain
Shell Britain-Netherlands
Sinochem Corp. China
Sinopec International Petroleum China
StatoilHydro ASA Norway
Total SA France
Turkish Petroleum Corp. (TPAO) Turkey
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Australia
(Source: Iraqi Oil Ministry)
