They do have natural gas. They don’t have enough infrastructure and may or may not have enough gas in the location close to their need at Baghdad. Iran has a huge amount of gas and trouble selling it. They have built up some of the gas infrastructure at near Baghdad.
This may be a combination of gas available quickly, cheaply while proving they are not the US puppet.
Thanks Thackney. For some time I have been amazed at how seemingly ineffective the Iraq government has been with regard to getting oil production up to speed after the war.
I would have brought in a number of oil companies, let them bid on various sites. Give them a slice of the action, and watch the profits roll in.
It seems the same problem is taking place with regard to natural gas too.
How can you squander resources like that, when the rewards are right under your nose, and just months to a few years away if developed professionally.