Iraq 'set for oil price windfall'
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Increasing production and higher oil prices mean Iraq could see an influx of extra reconstruction money, a report says.
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Opec ministers gather this weekend to set oil production levels, as traders watch the outcome of the Iraq election and other factors affecting the oil supply.
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Oil prices surged to a new high of $47 a  barrel on Wednesday after a new threat by rebel militia against  Iraqi oil facilities and as the United States said inflation  had stayed in check despite rising energy costs.
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Oil prices climbed nearly a dollar on  Monday, moving above $46 a barrel on escalating sabotage at  Iraqi oil facilities and the risk that a U.S. cold spell would  strain thin winter fuel supplies.
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THE recent flurry of record oil prices may be temporary, but US Government analysts believe $US30 ($39.76)-a-barrel oil can be expected for decades to come.
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An African-based investment analyst says further rises in global oil prices are likely, given the growing possibility of civil war in the world&#39;s sixth-largest oil producer, Nigeria.
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Iraq's government submits a key bill on how to share the country's oil wealth to parliament, officials say.
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Iraq needs some 50 billion dollars (36.6 billion euros) in investments to get the oil and electricity sectors produce enough to meet demand, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
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By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 21/08/2004). The price of oil came close to $50 a barrel in New York yesterday, as fighting between US forces and Moqtada al-Sadr&#39;s militia in Iraq continued to inflame the market.
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Oil futures dropped by nearly $1 per barrel yesterday despite more sabotage of Iraqi oil infrastructure, reinforcing the view among traders that prices had risen too fast earlier this summer.
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Wall Street will turn its attention  toward Iraq over the weekend, watching for any major  disruptions during Sunday's election there and whether it will  affect the country's oil output.
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Â· Petraeus and UK officials upbeat on Iraq's futureÂ· Announcement could come next month
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Oil prices surged above $47 a barrel on  Wednesday on evidence that energy costs are not substantially  slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand and new  reports of  rebel militia attacking Iraqi oil facilities.
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Oil prices made an about face Friday, falling below $48 a barrel, as tensions between U.S. forces and rebel fighters in Iraq eased, raising hopes that attacks against the country's oil infrastructure would subside.
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Although the recent flurry of record oil prices might be temporary, government analysts said Thursday that $30-a-barrel oil should be expected for decades to come.
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Iraq is considering building a $2 billion  petrochemical plant and could begin talks with potential  international investors in the project this year, the country&#39;s  industry minister said on Sunday.
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Light crude for October delivery dropped 68 cents to settle at $43.31 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil prices slid for much of last week despite confusion about the status of Iraqi exports.