Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 26007

Iraq: British Petroleum

Tabled: 23 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on the recent memorandum of understanding between BP and the Iraqi government on Iraqi oil fields.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The Foreign Secretary met with Prime Minister Sudani and Foreign Minister Hussein during their Guest of Government visit to the UK. The BP deal was not raised during these engagements. This was a commercial agreement between the Government of Iraq and BP....
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