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EA report outlines issues with Iraqi energy security, fragile systems

12/15/2008
While Iraq’s oil industry will continue to face problems with security in 2009, the country’s crumbling production and pipeline systems are more likely to disrupt crude exports, according to a report by London-based Exclusive Analysis (EA).“Notwithstanding an overall improvement in security, the situation in the country is still extremely fragile, and progress over the next 12 months is at significant risk of being reversed by a variety of factors,” the report said.In general, progress is at risk from “residual sectarianism, fueled by unresolved issues like the status of Kirkuk, by rogue Shia militants’ violent opposition to the continuing Coalition pre...
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