VOL. XXXV

NO. 46

17-AUGUST-1992

Iraq

Iraq Puts Khabbaz Oilfield on Stream

Iraq has started production from a newly developed oilfield in the northernpart of the country. The field - called Khabbaz - has a capacity of 40,000 b/d.Development of the Khabbaz field, whose reserves are estimated at 2bn barrels,began in 1987 but was suspended during the Gulf conflict.

According to Mr. Ghazi Sabir, head of Iraq's Northern Oil Company, theKhabbaz field was discovered in 1976 in the northern governorate of...