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Iraqi PM: Cabinet to discuss Zubair deal next week

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Cabinet will meet next week to ratify a deal with a consortium led by Italy's Eni SpA to develop a prized southern oil field, the prime minister said Tuesday.

Eni, the U.S.'s Occidental Petroleum Corp. and South Korea's KOGAS last week initialed a deal to develop the 4.1 billion barrel Zubair field, with an eye toward boosting output from around 200,000 barrels per day...

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