Basim Khudair, Deputy Minister of Oil for Upstream Affairs, chaired a meeting on Monday with officials from Halliburton, a large US-based oil service company, to examine options to collaborate and accelerate the development of the Bin Umar and Sindbad oilfields. Khudair reaffirmed during the meeting the Ministry of Oil’s commitment to carrying out development activities in compliance with international standards for the oil and gas industry, according to a statement released by the Oil Ministry. The Iraqi official underlined that this strategy helps to achieve the ministry’s goals for developing oil and gas fields and increasing output. He also highlighted the importance of transferring experience and new technologies, as well as educating Iraqi staff to improve technical and administrative efficiency.