FACTBOX - Firms pre-qualified for Iraq long-term oil deals
(Reuters) - The following is a list of companies Iraq's oil ministry has declared qualified to bid for long-term development oil contracts.
The list below comprises 35 firms. Iraq has also said six state foreign energy companies had pre-qualified but has not unveiled the names.
Anadarko Iraq Marathon International
BG International Mitsibushi Corp
BHP Billiton Nexen
BP Nippon Oil
Chevron Iraq Occidental Petroleum
CNOOC China ONGC
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