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Бурение на Западной Курне-2 начнется в 2011 году, добыча - в конце 2012 года. Достижение целевого уровня добычи в объеме более 90 млн. тонн нефти в год запланировано на 2017 год. План разработки месторождения, в частности, предусматривает проведение дополнительной сейсмики, бурение более пятисот скважин.

The Minister of Oil of the Republic of Iraq Hussein al-Shahristani announced today in Bagdad that a consortium consisting of LUKOIL and Norway’s Statoil won the tender to develop the major West Qurna-2 oilfield. The recoverable reserves of the field are estimated at 12.9 billion barrels.

During his visit Vagit Alekperov held meetings with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari, Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani and other officials.

Followed the results of deep exploration drilling on Tukhman structure, Contract area Block A in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia LUKSAR discovered hydrocarbon accumulations.

LUKOIL performed in full its obligations of the technical part of the porgramme of humanitarian aid to the Ministry of Oil of Iraq.

The first group of Iraqi specialists came toRussia in 2006 for secondment training at LUKOIL’s training centers and plants.

The parties discussed results and prospects of LUKOIL operations in Iraq.

In accordance with the Memorandum between LUKOIL and the Ministry of Oil of Iraq signed in March 2004 in Baghdad by Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum, Minister of Oil of Iraq, and Vagit Alekperov, President of LUKOIL, the company supplied another consignment of humanitarian aid for territorial divisions of the Ministry.

Today this year’s first group of Iraqi experts has arrived to Volgograd and Kogalym (Khanty-Mansy Autonomous Area) for internship at LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhskneft and LUKOIL-West Siberia.