據3月25日Neftegaz.RU.報道，伊拉克政府宣布，世界上最大的石油服務公司斯倫貝謝贏得了一項價值4.8億美元的協議，將為伊拉克巴士拉石油公司和埃克森美孚公司在伊拉克南部鉆探96口油井。

伊拉克計劃增加埃克森美孚運營的West Qurna-1號油田的產能。該油田是世界上最大的油田之一，預計可采儲量超過200億桶。

2019年，在新的原油加工設施和油罐建成后，該油田的產量達到46.5萬桶/天。

鑒于伊拉克是歐佩克第二大產油國，95%的石油出口幾乎是其國家預算的全部來源，發展石油產業一直是重中之重。

2018年，伊拉克與斯倫貝謝達成協議，將在Majnoon油田鉆探40口油井。該公司還與伊拉克West Qurna油田的30口井簽訂了為期42個月的綜合鉆井服務合同。

在低油價環境下，伊拉克在2020年的大部分時間里都在努力遵守歐佩克+的減產配額規定，疫情和金融危機困擾著這個國家。

根據伊拉克石油部的統計數據，在受到疫情、地緣政治危機以及低油價拖累之后，伊拉克正顯示出復蘇的跡象，1月份出口量達到286.8萬桶/天，達到53美元/桶。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Neftegaz.RU.

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Schlumberger won a $480 million deal to drill 96 oil wells in Iraq

Iraq'i government announced that the world's largest oil services company Schlumberger won a $480 million deal to drill 96 oil wells in southern Iraq for the country's Basra Oil Co. and Exxon Mobil.

Iraq plans to increase the production capacity of West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by ExxonMobil.

West Qurna-1 is one of the world’s largest oil fields in the world with expected recoverable reserves of over 20 billion bbl.

In 2019 production at the oilfield reached 465,000 barrels per day, following the completion of new crude processing facilities and oil storage tanks.

Its development has been a priority given that Iraq is OPEC’s 2nd-largest producer and relies on oil exports for 95%, nearly all its state budget.

In 2018 Iraq has struck an agreement with Schumberger to drill 40 wells at the Majnoon oil field.

The company also worked on a 42-month integrated drilling services contract for 30 wells in the West Qurna oil field in Iraq.

Iraq has struggled for most of 2020 to comply with its OPEC+ quota amid the low oil price environment, the pandemic and a financial crisis gripping the country.

Following low oil prices dragged down by the coronavirus pandemic and international disputes, Iraq is showing signs of recovery, with January exports reaching 2.868 million barrels per day at $53 per barrel, according to Oil Ministry statistics.