Iraq`s Basra Oil Co. will cut crude oil output at the Nahr Bin Omar field to a minimum because of pollution and gas emissions. the state news agency reported Sunday.
The company`s director general. Ihsan Abduljabbar said: `Nahr Bin Omar oil field is considered one of the most controversial fields because of the pollution and gas emissions.`
Abduljabbar added. `It has been decided to cut crude oil production to a minimum and to stop operating all oil wells to provide environmental protection.`