Terry Macalister, Nicholas Watt, The Guardian. October 13, 2008. BP, Shell and ExxonMobil are being given access to eight oil fields, which represent some 40 percent of Iraq's oil reserves.
Nick Turse, AlterNet. October 2, 2008. The U.S. government secretly facilitated dealings between Shell and the Iraqi Oil Ministry for no-bid contracts.
Noam Chomsky, Khaleej Times Online. July 12, 2008. U.S. war planners want an obedient client state that will house major U.S. military bases, right at the heart of the world's major energy reserves.
Patrick Cockburn, The Independent UK. June 21, 2008. The return of the four major Western oil companies will be greeted with dismay by many Iraqis who fear losing control of their vast oil reserves.
