CAIRO: Iraq鈥檚 Basra Oil Co. will cut crude oil output at the Nahr Bin Omar field to a minimum because of pollution and gas emissions, state news agency reported on Sunday.
The company鈥檚 Director General Ihsan Abduljabbar said: 鈥淣ahr Bin Omar oilfield is considered one of the most controversial fields because of the pollution and gas emissions.鈥�
Abduljabbar added 鈥渋t has been decided to cut crude oil production to minimum and to stop operating all oil wells to provide environmental protection.鈥�