Rigs working the Rumaila oilfield in Basra on Sept. 4, 2014. At 1.4 million bpd of capacity, it is the country’s largest producing field, and is in need of water re-injection to maintain pressure. [ESSAM AL-SUDANI/Reuters] Iraq is making progress on a long-delayed, $4 billion-plus project to supply southern oil fields with water, without which the country cannot meet its future oil production targets.The Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) is supposed to supply 12 million barrels per day (bpd) of water by 2020 to at least five oil fields in Basra and one in Missan province. Those fields will use that water to generate the pressure needed to produce nearly 8 million bpd of crude, according to technical servic… This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription or sign up for a free trial . […]