Hussain Alshahristani
latest news & developmentsIraqi lawmakers push to grill oil minister
More than 100 Iraqi lawmakers have signed a request to summon the oil minister for a parliamentary grilling, deputies said on Wednesday.
Iraq insists on right to veto US military
”Neither the Constitution nor our people will allow any violation of our sovereignty”, says Hussain al-Shahristani, Iraq’s Oil Minister.
Opec keeps output steady in face of $100 oil
Ministers of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) on Wednesday agreed to keep oil output steady and said record high prices had been driven by factors…
Opec set to resist pressure for more oil
Opec is widely expected to resist consumer calls for more oil when it meets on Friday, worried by a slowing United States economy and the onset of seasonally lower demand in the…
Opec considers modest oil output rise
Opec was meeting on Tuesday to consider a modest rise in oil output proposed by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states in a gesture to consumers worried by the economic impact…