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Iraq seeks backup options for West Qurna 2

As a sanctions deadline looms, Basra Oil Company is poised to manage the 480,000 bpd field while Lukoil continues negotiating to sell its stake.
A ceremony at the West Qurna 2 oil field in Basra to mark the opening of two new well complexes on June 1, 2023. (JASSIM AL-JABIRI/Iraq Oil Report)

Iraq to rival Saudi oil output, if…

Thanks to two oil auctions, within eight years Iraq may eclipse Saudi Arabia to become the largest oil producer in the world. Many obstacles, however, remain.

The numbers speak volumes

A breakdown of the expected oil production from the 10 fields Iraq awarded for development to foreign oil companies since June 30.

Complete Round 2 results

Here's the field by field recap of winners, losers and details of the fields international companies now have deals to develop.

Lukoil is back, wins West Qurna

Lukoil is returning to Iraq's West Qurna oil field, which it had a previous contract for developing under Saddam Hussein.

Sonangol takes Najmah

Sonangol, the sole bidder, takes Najmah oil field for a $6 per barrel remuneration fee and a production target of 110,000 barrels per day. The Najmah field is located in Nineveh province, in between Mosul and Baiji. It was discovered in 1934 and has 33 wells drilled thus far with an estimated 900 million barrels […]