Iraq's Shahristani denies delay to Shell gas joint venture

摘要

Vienna-Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahris-tani denied September 9 that the signing of a major natural gas deal involving Shell and Japan's Mitsubishi was being delayed, saying talks over the planned venture were ongoing. "No, we are negotiating with Shell, we have not postponed," Shahristani told reporters in Vienna, when asked if the deal was being delayed.