Shell considering selling its Iraq oil assets - sources

By Ron Bousso and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is considering selling out of its oil fields in Iraq as part of its global $30 billion (24.18 billion pound) asset disposal programme, industry sources said on Monday. Shell is seeking to slim down its vast oil and gas portfolio following the $54 billion acquisition of BG Group in February, which transformed it into the world's top liquefied natural gas trader. With oil prices having slumped since 2014 the company wants to