CNPC is displacing Western operators like ExxonMobil in Iraq's oil sector, while PMF militias remain embedded in the industry.

The entities involved

• ExxonMobil →

  American multinational oil and gas corporation

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• China National Petroleum Corporation →

  Chinese state-owned oil and gas corporation

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• Popular Mobilization Forces →

  Iraqi umbrella organization of militias incorporated into the military forces

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