Reaching Iraq
The Associated Press, Baghdad, Iraq | Mon, 05/17/2010 8:28 PM
Reaching Iraq: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited Executive director President, Yang Hua (center) is seen during a signing ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday. A China-led consortium sealed a deal with Iraq to develop a prized cluster of three oil fields in the country's south, bringing China closer to becoming the dominant foreign player in Iraq's recovering oil sector. AP/Karim Kadim