Iraqi Oil Veteran to Oversee South

10 September 2008 Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani has confirmed the former director-general of South Oil Co. (SOC), Jabbar al-Luaibi, as an advisor with the authority to oversee oil projects in southern Iraq, according to a ministerial order issued last week, a copy of which was obtained by International Oil Daily. Al-Luaibi was removed from his post in May and appointed special adviser in what analysts suspected was a power…

Iraq Names New Oil Company Chief

27 May 2008 Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani has named the director-general of South Oil Co. (SOC), Jabbar al-Luaibi, as a special adviser. Al-Luaibi’s deputy at SOC, Kifah Numan, will take over as the new director-general in the coming days, an Iraqi oil source in Baghdad told International Oil Daily Friday. It is not clear why al-Shahristani moved al-Luaibi, but analysts said it could be because of a power struggle…