ExxonMobil hands over operations at West Qurna 1 oilfield to PetroChina

US energy giant ExxonMobil has officially withdrawn from the West Qurna 1 oil field in southern Iraq and handed over operations to PetroChina as lead contractor, the deputy oil minister told Reuters on Monday. Iraqi oil officials met with executives from ExxonMobil, PetroChina and Basra Oil Company on Monday at the West Qurna 1 oil […]