Amid stiff competition, LUKOIL won the tender for provision of development and production services at the West Qurna-2 oil field in Basra, Southern Iraq.
LUKOIL Mid East Limited was established in 2010 as a company operator of West-Qurna-2 field in Iraq
2010
A Development and Production Service Contract was signed for the West Qurna-2 field in Basra (Iraq).
2011
Pilot Camp, the first facility of the West Qurna-2 field, was opened during a working visit of Vagit Alekperov, President of PJSC LUKOIL, to Iraq.

Several major contracts were signed for the West Qurna-2 field development. The active development phase started with production drilling and construction of a key production unit - oil processing facility.
LUKOIL its share in the West Qurna-2 project in Iraq to 75% due to withdrawal of Statoil from the project.