Iraq has issued a tender for foreign companies to drill 30 oil wells in three of the country's large oil fields in southern Missan governorate, the Iraqi oil ministry said on its Web site Wednesday.
The tender, issued through Missan Oil Co., an affiliate of the oil ministry, calls for the drilling of 10 oil wells each in the Halfaya, Noor and Abu Ghrab oil fields, and set April 15 as the closing date for receiving offers.