The fields have approximately 9 billion barrels of recoverable oil that will supply underutilized refineries in northern Iraq. Iraq is examining earlier commitments with the intent of quickening ...

An Imperial Airways aircraft refuels at Rutbah Wells, in Iraq ... A March 1945 map of Middle East oil concessions shows all known oil fields, projected pipelines, and existing refineries.

UK oil and gas giant bp will sign a deal with the Government of Iraq to redevelop four oil and gas fields in the Kirkuk region in northern Iraq, according to Iraq's Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani.