MOSCOW, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Russian energy company Gazprom Neft said oil from the Badra field in southern Iraq is making its way to the Persian Gulf for exports.
The company, the oil arm of Russian gas company Gazprom, brought Badra online in December and testing of new pipeline infrastructure to the export terminal at Basra began in May. Now, the company said, the field is sending 15,000 barrels of oil per day to the southern port city.