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Azzaman, Iraq Americans Appear Shut Out of Iraqi Oil Field In Favor of China "Well-informed Iraqi sources revealed that the decision to allow China to exploit the field comes in the context of Iranian government pressure and mediation, urging Iraq to grant oil exploitation rights to Chinese and Russian companies and to deny U.S. companies access to Iraqi oil and energy." Translated By Jenny Oliver September 4, 2008 Iraq - Azzaman - Original Article (Arabic) Baghdad: An oil deal with the Chinese brokered with help of Iran will make it harder for American companies to exploit Iraqi oil. The contract, worth $3 billion, allows China to drill in the al-Ahdab oil field in Wasit Governorate The Iraqi council of ministers granted China oil exploration rights to the al-