Majnoon, Rumaila make headway

BASRA - Royal Dutch Shell's Majnoon oil field has quickly increased to more than 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) over the past three months, following nearly a year-long shut-down, as other key Basra fields also increase production.

Rumaila, operated by BP, is on track to hit 1.5 million bpd next year and 2.1 million bpd in 2017 – reflecting the unofficial reduction of the production plateau target from 2.85 million bpd, agreed to in the 2009 contract.