Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani affirmed on Thursday that the government attaches great importance to the work of major oil companies, particularly American ones
The Prime Minister’s media office said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received Jeff Miller, Chairman and CEO of Halliburton, an American company specializing in the oil sector and energy technology, and his accompanying delegation.”
According to the statement, the Prime Minister affirmed that “the government attaches great importance to the work of major oil companies, particularly American ones, in Iraq, to develop the energy sector, raise the efficiency of production operations, and achieve the desired aspirations.”
Al-Sudani urged “Halliburton to expand service centers in Iraq for various engineering specialties, establish research centers to support technological development for drilling and reclamation operations, and open training centers to develop human capabilities and localize certain industries, including the production of chemicals for drilling and production, and the manufacture of oil equipment for drilling and submersible pumps.”
For his part, Jeff Miller thanked the Prime Minister for his continued support to complete the project, and expressed the company’s readiness and desire to reach an agreement with the Ministry of Oil to sign a contract to develop the Ibn Omar and Sinbad fields in Basra Governorate, with the goal of producing gas, employing Iraqi personnel, and localizing the oil industry.
