LUKFY - BP may quit Iraq Lukoil looks to sell West Qurna stake oil minister says
Iraq's oil minister says [[BP]] is considering withdrawing from the country's giant Rumaila oilfield, and that Russia's Lukoil (LUKOY) sent a formal notification saying it wanted to sell its stake in the West Qurna-2 field to Chinese companies.The investment environment in Iraq has become unsuitable for retaining major investors, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said in a video posted on Facebook.Jabbar also said Exxon Mobil (XOM) wants to sell its stake in the West Qurna-1 field for no more than $400M, possibly to state-controlled Basra Oil.WSJ recently reported BP is working on a plan to spin off its operations in Iraq into a standalone company.
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BP may quit Iraq, Lukoil looks to sell West Qurna stake, oil minister says