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Ministry: Iraq's Exports, Production not Affected by Halting Nassiriya
Oilfield

Reuters

   BAGHDAD - Halting production from Iraq's southern Nassiriya oilfield on
   Saturday by protesters will not affect the country's exports and
   production operations, the oil ministry said on Sunday.

   Iraq will use additional output from southern oilfields in Basra to
   make up for the missing shipments from Nassiriya field and the closure
   of field's operations are temporary, the ministry said in a statement.

   A senior manager at the state-run Basra Oil Co. said they can increase
   production from Majnoon southern and other small oilfields operated by
   the state-run company.

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