Jassim al-Jabiri

2 months ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen |Jassim al-Jabiri

MAJNOON - As the largest state-operated oil field in southern Iraq, Majnoon plays an important role in the country's energy portfolio as a source of swing capacity. The Oil Ministry has been under pressure to limit production to meet OPEC-plus quota expectations, but it cannot order curtailments at fields operated by international oil companies without triggering costly contractual penalties. As a result, Majnoon and other state-operated fields are often targeted for significant cuts.

2 months ago | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen |Jassim al-Jabiri |Ali al-Aqily

BASRA - Iraq's most prolific oil field is still producing at least 120,000 barrles per day (bpd) below its nominal capacity, nearly two weeks after a large fire destroyed a storage tank and took several dozen wells offline. Field officials said they had hoped Rumaila, which averaged over 1.3 million bpd last year, could bring the temporarily shuttered wells back online by the end of January.

Jan 24, 2025 | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen |Ali al-Aqily |Jassim al-Jabiri

A fire burns at Degassing Station 5 off the Rumaila oil field on Jan. 24, 2025. (JASSIM AL-JABIRI/Iraq Oil Report) BASRA - A large fire at the Rumaila oil field has temporarily taken about 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude production offline and caused minor injuries to some personnel, according to several oil officials.

Jan 22, 2025 | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen |Ali al-Aqily |Jassim al-Jabiri

A drilling rig at the Rumaila oil field in October 2023. (JASSIM AL-JABIRI/Iraq Oil Report) BASRA - Fuel shortages at Iraq's most prolific oil field caused production to drop by more than 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) at the end of 2024, highlighting the immense challenges of fighting natural reservoir decline and maintaining output at Rumaila.

Oct 21, 2024 | iraqoilreport.com | Ben Van Heuvelen |Ali al-Aqily |Jassim al-Jabiri |Jewdat al-Sai’di

BASRA - Oil Minister Hayyan Abdulghani has returned to his post after a prolonged health-related absence, which ignited an unresolved period of political jockeying to reshuffle parts of Iraq’s oil sector leadership. Abdulghani was back at his desk at the Oil Ministry headquarters Monday, according to statements and photos released by the ministry. One of his deputies, Ali Maarij, had assumed temporary authority. This content is for registered users. Please login to continue.