Iraqi plans,Nigerian violence and more refineries

摘要

Iraq has announced several schemes to raise its production of oil,natural gas and LPG,and to upgrade its refinery system.Work on all these projects,however,continues to be hindered by the high levels of violence,despite the arrival of more US forces in some of the worst-affected areas.The only region where reconstruction and new developments can take place is in the Kurdish north of the country,but here,political tensions between the regional government of Kurdistan and Baghdad are threatening plans to develop new oilfields.