Kirkuk bombs threaten Iraq's oil security

Kirkuk bombs threaten Iraq's oil security
Baghdad (UPI) May 19, 2011 - Oil supremo Hussein al-Shahristani says Iraq's oil reserves have risen to 200 billion barrels, making it the country with the third highest oil reserves; but bombings in the oil city of Kirkuk underline how security in Iraq remains precarious. The bombings Thursday came as Britain's military operation shut down its deployment in Iraq, once second only to the Americans. The Royal ... more