• Flare stacks above Umm Qasr port near Iraq's southern city of Basra. In the oilfields of southern Iraq, billions of cubic feet of gas literally go up in smoke, burnt off on flare stacks for want of the infrastructure to capture and process it. All photos: AFP
    Flare stacks above Umm Qasr port near Iraq's southern city of Basra. In the oilfields of southern Iraq, billions of cubic feet of gas literally go up in smoke, burnt off on flare stacks for want of the infrastructure to capture and process it. All photos: AFP
  • A gas separation plant under construction near Iraq's southern port city of Basra.
    A gas separation plant under construction near Iraq's southern port city of Basra.
  • The Nahr bin Omar oil field and facility near Basra. The flares produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming without any economic or social benefit.
    The Nahr bin Omar oil field and facility near Basra. The flares produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming without any economic or social benefit.
  • A processing facility in Artawi, near Basra.
    A processing facility in Artawi, near Basra.
  • Part of the processing facility in Artawi.
    Part of the processing facility in Artawi.
  • Flare stacks burn off excess gas at the facility in Artawi.
    Flare stacks burn off excess gas at the facility in Artawi.
  • A gas separation plant under construction near Basra.
    A gas separation plant under construction near Basra.
  • Flare stacks at the Nahr bin Omar oil field near Basra.
    Flare stacks at the Nahr bin Omar oil field near Basra.
  • A technician at the processing facility in Artawi.
    A technician at the processing facility in Artawi.
  • A technician works on the Umm Qasr port near Iraq's southern port city of Basra on February 11, 2022. - In the oilfields of southern Iraq, billions of cubic feet of gas literally go up in smoke, burnt off on flare stacks for want of the infrastructure to capture and process it. The flares produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming without any economic or social benefit. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
    A technician works on the Umm Qasr port near Iraq's southern port city of Basra on February 11, 2022. - In the oilfields of southern Iraq, billions of cubic feet of gas literally go up in smoke, burnt off on flare stacks for want of the infrastructure to capture and process it. The flares produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming without any economic or social benefit. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)

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A closer look at the oilfields of southern Iraq

The National

March 04, 2022

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Updated: March 04, 2022, 11:03 AM
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