Majnon oil field inaugurated in Basra, Iraq

Basra (IraqiNews.com) The Deputy Premier for Energy Affairs, Hussein al-Shahristani, and several officials inaugurated Majnon oil field in Basra province on Sunday.

The official spokesperson of the Ministry of Oil, Isam Jihad, reported that ”The initial production of Majnon oil field will exceed (75,000) oil barrels daily,” noting that ”The oil field is one of the largest oil fields in Iraq.”

The Minister of Oil, Abdul Karim Laibi, has previously announced that Iraq is exporting 2.5 million oil barrels of crude oil daily.