Preparations finalized to invest Halfaya oilfield

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: Companies investing in al-Halfaya oilfield finalized the construction of residence camps and the setting of drilling equipment to embark on the project on Dec. 15, according to the Missan Oil Company director on Friday. “The consortium of Chinese, Malaysian and French companies investing in al-Halfaya oilfield, (25 km) east of al-Amara city, completed the logistical and technical preparations for their work,” Ali Maarij told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Drilling will take place in two sites at a time after all relevant equipment were installed there and all 3-D seismological surveys were conducted in the field that is 350 square kilometers,” he adde. The Iraqi oil ministry had signed in Baghdad a final contract with a consortium of companies led by China’s CNPC with France’s Total and Malaysia’s Petronas to rehabilitate the Halfaya oilfield, located in the eastern areas of Missan province, 390 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Eastern Missan is home to six producer oilfields: al-Bazrakan, Abu Gharb, al-Fekka, al-Halfaya and al-Amara in addition to the Majnoon field, which is a joint one with the South Oil Company (SOC). There are also five explored non-producer fields: al-Huwayza, al-Rafie, Rafidain al-Sharqi, al-Dujaila and Kemit. AmR (S) 52