Russian Oilmen Unafraid of Iraqi Hazards

... smoothly, with the project roadmap advancing as scheduled and all production plans and contractual obligations of the Russian company fulfilled to the letter. Gazprom Neft is somewhat unique among foreign operators by working both with Baghdad and Erbil in Kurdistan. Late last summer, the port of Basrah saw off the Sea Triumph , a tanker chartered by LUKOIL's marketing and sales arm Litasco to take out the first consignment of oil received as payment for the Russians' efforts at West Qurna-2. Carrying one million barrels of oil, the ship set sail for Sicily, where LUKOIL's Priolo refinery is located ...