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KIRKUK, Iraq, Jan. 18-- Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with British energy giant BP Thursday to develop the crude oil production in Iraq's northern Kirkuk oilfields. Iraq's Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi and BP's President of Middle East Michael Townshend attended the signing ceremony at the state-owned North Oil Company (NOC), which operates the oilfields of Kirkuk, said Iraqi Oil Ministry in a statement. "The ministry is keen to develop oilfields in Kirkuk to open a new chapter for the NOC in improving its role as a national oil supplier," Luaibi was quoted as saying. | 
