- Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) has won a new US Army
contract to help repair Iraq's dilapidated oil industry.
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- Parsons Iraqi Joint Venture and Worley Group also will
share in the $2bn (£1.1bn; 1.6bn euros) worth of work.
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- The appointment is likely to raise eyebrows as KBR has
been accused of overcharging the US military for fuel.
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- The Pentagon is mulling whether to investigate KBR's
owner, Halliburton, over the allegations. The company has denied any wrongdoing.
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- North-South divide
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- Halliburton, whose former chief executive was US Vice
President Dick Cheney, had looked to be in the clear after an earlier inquiry.
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- Under the terms of the contracts, KBR will develop Iraq's
southern oil fields, while Parsons and Worley will work together in the
north of the country.
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- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3405201.stm
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