Q&A: Hatim Abdul-Imam Khudair, director for West Qurna 2
A 200-well driling plan aims to double production at one of Basra's largest fields — including high-value light crude from a relatively untapped reservoir.
Hatim Abdul-Imam Khudair. (JASSIM AL-JABIRI/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - The West Qurna 2 oil field in Basra is again producing over 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) after being forced to cut production by more than one-quarter in 2020 due to Iraq's OPEC-plus commitments.
Operated by Russia’s Lukoil in partnership with the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company (NOC), the field contains an estimated 14 billion barrels of crude oil reserves and is targeting a maximum capacity of 800,000 bpd.
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