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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Iraq Starts Drilling 20 Oil Wells

An oil field is seen in Dibis area on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq October 17, 2017. (Reuters)

Iraq’s Oil Ministry announced on Tuesday that it kicked off a project to drill 20 oil wells in the Nasiriyah oil field in the southern Dhi Qar province.

Director-General of the Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) Bassem Abdul Karim said the project is part of the contract signed with the Dhi Qar Oil Company in cooperation with the US Weatherford Company to provide oil services.

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