Good governance and sweeping national security are integral parts of the investment future in the Iraqi oil sector, the British energy minister said. An Iraqi oil exhibition opened this week in London. British Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom said that although British energy companies are playing an active role in Iraq, security and cooperation across the entire country is needed to improve the investment climate . “In Iraq, lower oil prices in particular have highlighted some weaknesses in economic institutions,” she said. “Tackling these, along with some of the political divisions that risk undermining Iraq’s energy potential, is of great importance.” British energy companies were among those last year that evacuated non-essential staff from Iraq amid the […]