Protest against UK and US attempts to take Iraqi oil out of public ownership. Oil workers oppose Iraqi oil grab at Shell Centre
Iraq's oil has been under national control for over 30 years, providing 95% of the government revenue. Since the invasion, Britain and the USA have put great pressure on Iraq to hand over most of the oil reserves to foreign companies, particularly Shell and BP, by passing a new oil law. This giving away of Iraq's key natural resource is opposed by Iraqi trade unions and oil experts, but strongly supported by expert consultants supplied by the UK and US who previously worked at a high level for companies like Shell and BP. They drafted the bill which is expected to go through the Iraqi parliament. The Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al Shahristani was expected in London the following week to discuss further progress on the give-away plans.
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Location: Shell Centre, York Road, Waterloo, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © Peter Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
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