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Iraq is the second-largest OPEC oil producer, believed to have huge unexploited reserves that will make the country increasingly rich as it modernizes its decrepit energy infrastructure.\xa0\n\xa0\nIraq holds a strategic position at the center of regional rivalries, and is perhaps the only country that maintains close security, political, and economic relations with Iran, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and other competing powers. The underdeveloped oil sector underlies much of Iraq\u2019s significance, wealth, and potential power in the region.\n\xa0\nAn expert in Iraq\u2019s oil sector and the international companies that compete for contracts in Iraq, Samya Kullab gives an overview of Iraq\u2019s burgeoning oil sector, and its intersection with policy.\xa0\n\xa0\nParticipants include:\nSamya Kullab, senior correspondent, Iraq Oil Report\nThanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation