Iraq: Lukoil Faces Staffing Issues amid Coronavirus
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Asharq Al-Awsat
Russia’s second oil producer Lukoil is running into difficulties staffing its assets in Iraq due to the new coronavirus and associated restrictions, chief executive Vagit Alekperov, was cited on Saturday by Interfax news as saying. Lukoil manages the West Qurna 2 oilfield, 65 km (40 miles) north-west of Basra. The producer It is one of the world’s largest fields, with reserves of around 14 billion barrels, according to Lukoil. “In Iraq we have a problem with replacing shift workers,” Alekperov said, Reuters reported. “We are reaching deals with people to keep them on for shifts that are 60 days long or more,” he was cited as saying on state television.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2253271/iraq-lukoil-faces-staffing-issues-amid-coronavirus
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