Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms - Yahoo! News

Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms - Yahoo! News: "Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms By Ahmed Rasheed
Mon Jun 30, 12:32 PM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq opened its giant oilfields to foreign firms on Monday, putting British and U.S. companies in pole position five years after U.S.-led troops invaded the country to oust Saddam Hussein."