Katsuo Suzuki (L), Executive Vice President of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (Japex) shakes hands with Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Abdul Karim Louaibi as Petronas General Manager Ho Wang Kin (C) looks on during a signing ceremony at the Oil Ministry in Baghdad, December 21, 2009. Malaysian state oil firm Petronas and Japan Petroleum Co (Japex) signed an initial agreement on Monday to develop Iraq's Gharaf oilfield, in which they are expected to invest up to $8 billion.
REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS ENERGY)