Shell in Iraqi gas deal worth up to $4bn

By Ed Crooks and Roula Khalaf in London

Published: September 8 2008 23:33 | Last updated: September 8 2008 23:33

Royal Dutch Shell is to become the first western oil company to sign a deal with the Iraqi government since the US-led invasion of 2003, agreeing a plan to capture and use gas in the Basra region that could be worth up to $4bn. [Read More!]