Promising jobs, Basra appeases protesters at key commercial sites
At both Iraq's largest oil field and its only deep water port, demonstrators had been blocking access roads but disbanded after receiving guarantees of employment.
Oil workers protest at the headquarters of the state-run South Oil Company (SOC) on Aug. 20, 2015. (ALI ABU IRAQ/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Basra government officials have negotiated temporary solutions to disperse two groups of protesters who had been blocking access to Iraq's largest oil field and its only deep-water port.
From Aug. 17 to 19, protests in North Rumaila closed down a main road leading to the Rumaila oil field, which produces more than one-third of the country's oil. On Friday at Umm Qasr port, local residents began blocking the only road leading into the facility, threatening to bring commerce there to a halt and stop the transit of goods to much of Iraq.
This content is for registered users. Please login to continue.
If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription.
If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription.
