Baghdad (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 US oil giant ExxonMobil has returned to Iraq after a two-year absence, reaching an initial agreement on Wednesday that could pave the way for developing a giant oil field. Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani's office announced the oil ministry had signed the heads of agreement (HoA) on the project in the country's south. Sudani, who attended the signing ceremony, said the agreement "repr
