Iraq issues tender to drill 30 oil wells in south

Iraq has issued a tender to foreign oil companies to drill 30 wells in three oilfields in the southern province of Maysan, the Oil Ministry said on its website on Wednesday.

The offer for the fields of Halfaya, Noor and Abu Gharab on a turn key basis closes on April 15 and the work must be completed within 18 months of the start date, the ministry said.

Foreign firms are invited to drill 10 wells in each field, the document on the ministry’s website said.
Reuters