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Iraqi oil, Rumaila & Basra
Bassorah, Irak30.50°N 47.78°E
computed criticality17/100
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OPEC's 2nd producer (~4.3 Mb/d); giant Rumaila field
2024Fault line
Iraq is OPEC's second producer, most of its crude leaving from the southern Basra terminal, within reach of the Strait of Hormuz. Its revenue and output remain tied to domestic stability and to contracts with the majors on ageing fields.
Actors
Basra Oil Company
BP (Rumaila)
ExxonMobil
Lukoil (West Qurna)
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