Italian oil company to employ 15,000 jobless people in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The governor of Basra has discussed with a delegation comprised of representatives of ENI, an Italian oil company, the development of al-Zubair oilfield and the provision of 15,000 job opportunities for local residents in the province. “The meeting with the ENI delegation has tackled the company’s plan to develop al-Zubair oilfield…,” Governor Shaltagh Abboud Mayyah told IraqiNews.com news agency. Also raised during the meeting was the provision of 15,000 job opportunities for local residents in Basra, the governor noted. The Italian National Oil Corporation ENI has won a bid to develop al-Zubair oilfield in the first oil licensing round. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1