This book contains my articles from 2010. I have tried to examine some of the technical
problems in the current oil and gas industry in Iraq. In the geology geophysics and reservoir
engineering section I used the available information and in some cases I estimate to fill the
gap in the existing data. International contracts usually differ from case to case or from
field to field in Iraq TSC and PSC still have unclear contract conditions and public
information is not enough for the detailed calculation needed for exact NPV and IRR. Additional
concerns are the cost estimation down structure and geopolitical strategies of Iraq. The
management of the existing oil and gas institutions in Iraq is one of the most urgent problems
the country is facing. The restructuring of companies and the Ministry of Oil is generally
addressed in my articles. I have also illustrated many possibilities for the restructuring and
reorganization of the development of managerial and marketing systems. In the rebuilding of the
country and specially the oil and gas industry in Iraq there needs to be more investigation
into how to optimize the exploitation of natural resources for better economic benefits for all
parties (the owner of the resources as well as International oil companies). The close
cooperation between the Ministry of Oil in Iraq and the IOC s and state oil should be open for
reorganization and restructuring in order to benefit the entire country and to develop the
process of integration in international markets.
