Iraq to tap Ahdab oilfield

Iraq will tap the Ahdab oilfield as a first step towards developing its vast resource wealth, according to published reports.

Oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad, quoting remarks by oil minister Hussain Shahristani, said development would start ’soon’ with an initial output of 30,000 barrels per day, rising to its 90,000 bpd capacity within two years.