Q&A: Firas Habib Haider, director of Majnoon oil field
Southern Iraq's largest state-run field is developing new production capacity and working to capture more associated gas.
Firas Habib Haider, the director of the Majnoon Oil Field Production and Development Commission, at his office in January 2025. (JASSIM AL-JABIRI/Iraq Oil Report)
MAJNOON - As the largest state-operated oil field in southern Iraq, Majnoon plays an important role in the country's energy portfolio as a source of swing capacity.
The Oil Ministry has been under pressure to limit production to meet OPEC-plus quota expectations, but it cannot order curtailments at fields operated by international oil companies without triggering costly contractual penalties. As a result, Majnoon and other state-operated fields are often targeted for significant cuts.
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