Iraq names new deputy oil minister

You are here: Home » Politics » Oil Policy » Iraq names new deputy oil minister Iraq names new deputy oil minister Ahmed al-Shamaa, center, then-Deputy Oil Minister for Downstream, during a signing ceremony with Pakistan Petroleum chief executive Asim Khan (left) and Midland Oil Company director general Dalman Najm Abdullah. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) By Ben Lando and Staff of Iraq Oil Report Published January 8, 2013 Iraq has promoted former South Oil Company chief Fayadh Hassan Nima to be the deputy oil minister for downstream, the first of many changes to be made to the leadership within the Oil Ministry as age limits force skilled staff into retirement. Nima now is tasked with moving forward plans to expand Iraq's refining sector. He replaces Ahmad Shamma, whose portfolio has also included both the Basra Gas Company project, a joint venture between Shell, Mitsubishi and the South Gas Company, as well ...