LUKOIL becomes a pawn in a game the U.S.?

Oil Resursy25-12-2007 LUKOIL becomes a pawn in a game the U.S.? In Lukoil now has only one hope to somehow take part in the development of Iraqi fields, which is a new local government took away the Russian company. Only cooperation with the U.S. ConocoPhillips could give the green light for entry into the Iraq West Qurna. But the United States, the rights of the winner of Iraq, can easily use LUKOIL to solve their tactical tasks. LUKoil not lose hope for inclusion in the development of the field, "West Qurna-2. Despite the fact that the Iraqi government unilaterally broke off the agreement, representatives of Lukoil is still fighting for their rights to the project. Who will not let Russia into Iraq? Will the Russian oil company to defend its interests? Vice-president of LUKOIL Leonid Fedun convinced that his company has all the necessary legal rights to develop deposits of the Western Qurna-2. He said this in an interview with U.S. magazine Newsweek. According to him, the main problem is the absence in Iraq, "national legislation" in the oil sector.