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Iraq
Talks on TotalEnergies' mega contract blocked in the final stages

The concluding details of the major deal were due to be settled at the start of the year. Instead, TotalEnergies finds itself in an impasse with the Iraqi authorities, as fresh obstacles to agreement accumulate. [...]

Published on 20/04/2022 at 07:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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TotalEnergies and Paris push to take the lead in the European race for non-Russian gas

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TotalEnergies is potential thorn in side of French-US talks on Russia

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