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An Iraqi "abandoned" patch that no one has reached since the 1970s: It holds the largest reserves in the Middle East of "black gold" ... will end 3 major problems in the country Dec 26, 2020 Yes Iraq: Baghdad A member of the Regions Committee in the House of Representatives, Mudar Al-Karawi, confirmed, on Saturday, that the investment of the Mansouriya field in eastern Diyala will address 3 major problems in Iraq, calling for the need to hold a special session of the Council of Ministers and the formation of a government working group of competencies to study the file of operating the Mansouriya field. Al-Karawi said in a press statement, that “Mansouriya, east of Diyala, is the largest field in Iraq with oil reserves and perhaps the largest in the Middle East if the reserves are re-evaluated again because any action on the field has not been carried out in terms of studies for many years,” indicating that “the location of the field and the completion of wells Its presence contributes to making the production process not complicated, not to mention its strategic location and the presence of gas pipelines towards the capital, Baghdad. He added, "Investing the field, whether through national cadres of the Ministry of Oil or foreign companies, has dealt with 3 big problems in Iraq, which are the shortage of gas to operate power plants and reduce the import bill that puts pressure on the country's budget, not to mention operating thousands of technical and engineering specializations and perhaps the beginning of the birth of an entire petrochemical complex because of The presence of oil wells close to it. Al-Karawi pointed to “the necessity to hold a special session of the Council of Ministers and the formation of a governmental work team of competencies to study the file of operating the Mansouriya field, especially since Iraq is going through an exceptional financial and economic situation that requires urgent action regarding uninvested wealth that will support the country's treasury with large financial sums.” The Mansouriya field, east of Diyala, is one of the largest gas fields in Iraq, with very large reserves discovered at the beginning of the seventies of the last century.