Anton, Petrofac sign deal to operate Iraq's Majnoon oilfield -executives

Anton Oilfield Services

05/04/2018 11:58

BASRA, Iraq, April 5 (Reuters) - The Iraqi oil ministry on
Thursday signed a two-year contract with Anton Oilfield Services
 3337.HK  and Petrofac  PFC.L  to operate the giant Majnoon
oilfield, two oil executives said.
    The companies will operate the southern oilfield on behalf
of Iraqi-state-owned Basra Oil Company which is taking over
operations there from Royal Dutch Shell  RDSa.L .
    Shell had announced its intention to exit the field by the
end of June.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1PR25X

 (Reporting by Aref Mohammed in Basra; writing by Maher
Chmaytelli in Baghdad; editing by Jason Neely)
 ((maher.chmaytelli@thomsonreuters.com; +9647901917030;))