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Chevron Moves to Take Over Russia's Most Prized Iraqi Oil Field

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Back in February, U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron signed four preliminary agreements with Iraq’s Oil Ministry, which underscored that from that point onwards, Washington was determined to regain its influence across a country that it sees as being at least as important as any other of the leading…

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Chevron signed four preliminary agreements with Iraq's Oil Ministry in February, according to the article. The headline frames the move as an effort to take over an Iraqi oil field described as Russia's most prized, and the article says the deals signal a U.S. push to regain influence in Iraq. The…

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