Iraq to Expand Majnoon Oil Production

Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, in an interview with Reuters on Saturday, said Iraq’s southern oil exports were a little below 3.6 million bpd so far in January after hitting a record high of 3.63 million bpd in December. Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, is producing below its maximum capacity of nearly 5 million bpd in line with an agreement among members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other exporters, such as Russia, to curtail global supply in order to support prices. Baghdad is still aiming to increase that capacity, however, especially from its southern fields, where exports account for around 95 percent of state revenue. Iraq’s oil exports averaged 3.726 million barrels per day in December, an increase from the previous month. Abdul Jabbar said Hyundai Engineering was the front runner to win a tender to build a vital water injection project in southern Iraq. Basra Oil Co began preparing to tender for the project in February last year if talks with Exxon Mobil failed, the head of the oil ministry’s licensing and contracts office said at the time.source: Financial Tribune

Iraq to Expand Majnoon Oil Production

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