In the Washington Post article by Lynch and Behr that Karen posted, it was
suggested that a western oil executive will be appointed by Bush. ("Allies
Clash Over Plan to Use Iraqi Oil Profits for Rebuilding" 3 April 2003):<<<< The White House maintains that Iraq's oil revenue is essential to financing the country's postwar reconstruction. The administration intends to install a senior American oil executive to oversee Iraq's exploration and production. Iraqi experts now outside the country would be recruited to handle future oil sales. Industry sources said former Shell Oil Co. chief executive Philip J. Carroll is the leading candidate to direct production. >>>> However, there is a different story in yesterday's FT. Here is an excerpt from an item by Caroline Hoyos. The last paragraph contains the crux of America's problem (which I don't believe they will be able to solve): <<<< US SEEKS MUSLIM TO RESTORE OIL INDUSTRY The US is considering asking a prominent Muslim to become the most senior foreignor to guide Iraq's oil industry after the fall of Saddam Hussein. US policymakers are struggling to convince the Iraqi people and the Arab world that Washington did not go to war to wrest control of Iraq's oil from its people, analysts have said. To overcome that hurdle, senior Bush administration officials are discussing the appointment of a Muslim -- who would come from outside the Gulf region but be a respected figure in the oil world -- to help guide any new Iraq oil minister. Possible candidates for such a job could be Chakib Khelil, Algeria's oil minister, who has experience working for Shell and Phillips Petroleum in the US. He has also worked for the World Bank for almost two decades, most recently as petroleum advisor. Hassan Marican, president and chief operating officer of Petronas, the Indonesian oil company, is another widely rspected possible choice. However, tapping such leaders would be difficult in the current climate, where many Muslims are afraid of being seen as a puppet of the US. Much will dpend on how much resentment is stirred up by the US-led siege of Baghdad. Any new Iraqi administration would need the support of hundreds of Iraqi engineers, managers and oil industry workers. "These are very capable people, but they are very nationalistic and oil is centrl to that," said one analyst. . . . . >>>> Keith Hudson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Keith Hudson,6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England Tel:01225 312622/444881; Fax:01225 447727; E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
