March 28 (UPI) -- Russian oil company Gazprom Neft said it passed a milestone with operations in Iraq by passing the 5 million barrel mark for cumulative production in 2017.
The company said it commissioned four wells at the Badra oil field so far this year, bringing the combined total to 14 wells at the field. Total daily production has increased to 80,000 barrels and total output so far this year is in excess of 5 million barrels.