Royal Dutch Shell expected to clinch a deal this month to get natural gas from oil extracted in Basra province.

本月份，Royal Dutch Shell公司预期赢得一笔从Basra省萃取石油得到天然气的生意。

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Iraqi officials say much work is needed to secure and restore the port of Umm Qasr in the oil-rich province of Basra.

伊拉克官员说，需要经过大量的努力才能确保盛产石油的巴士拉省的乌姆盖斯尔港口恢复安全，正常运作。

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We trained the Iraqi army to secure Basra province and that's what they have done.

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Saturday's results showed Mr Maliki's State of Law coalition won crucial votes in Baghdad and the oil-rich Basra province.

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Earlier this month Halliburton won a deal to drill 15 wells in the Basra province in southern Iraq, though the financial terms have not been disclosed.

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