Iraqi tribes say Lukoil project must fuel better life By Peg Mackey and Aref Mohammed Al-Toraba, BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Sheikh Mansour Hamid al-Imara clutches his prayer beads and watches a huge new oil facility nearing completion across the road from his village, hoping that Russian operator Lukoil will offer his poor tribesmen a better way of life. "When the lights are on at the Lukoil plant, it's a victory for us," he said, sipping tea with ...
Oct. 31, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News