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Iraq's state-run Basrah Oil Co. signed a contract with ExxonMobil and Schlumberger to boost West Qurna 1 field’s production capacity by 200,000 b/d by drilling 96 wells, as the country plans to boost the production capacity of the field by 40% to more than 700,000 b/d over the next five years. Iraq is in talks with ExxonMobil to take over its 32.7% stake in West Qurna 1, which currently produces 380,000 b/d.

Iraq to boost production capacity of West Qurna 1 by 40% in five years

Iraq’s state-run Basrah Oil Co. signed a contract with ExxonMobil and Schlumberger to boost West Qurna 1 field’s production capacity by 200,000 b/d by drilling 96 wells, as the country plans to boost the production capacity of the field by 40% to more than 700,000 b/d over the next five years. Iraq is in talks with ExxonMobil to take over its 32.7% stake in West Qurna 1, which currently produces 380,000 b/d.

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