A New Oil Campaign in Iraq

... projects in the Kurdistan Region, Shakal and Garmian. The Garmian block also includes the development of the Sarqala field, where Gazprom Neft plans to increase production. Upon receiving the assets of Bashneft, Rosneft gained a significant share of the Iraqi ... ... governorates of Muthanna and Najaf. Nonetheless, as Russia’s political interest in the region grew, the positions of Russian energy companies, including Rosneft, became stronger. It was against this background that in 2017, at the 21st St. Petersburg ...