China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's top oil producer, has said operations have begun at Iraq's Al-Ahdab oil field, with an initial annual capacity of three million tonnes.
The field located in central Iraq, which came onstream a week ago, is the first new major oil project in war-ravaged Iraq in more than 20 years, the company said in a statement released this week.
The field located in central Iraq, which came onstream a week ago, is the first new major oil project in war-ravaged Iraq in more than 20 years, the company said in a statement released this week.
The project marks "the realization of the Chinese oil industry's goal to develop the high-end oil market in the Middle East," CNPC said.
