Four months after the Ninewa province field came back online, production has again stopped. A wellhead at the Qayarah oil field. (Photo credit: Sonangol) ERBIL – Production has halted at the Qayarah heavy oil field in Ninewa province, just four months after it was partially brought back online following a 14-month-long shut-in . The outage at Qayarah, which had been producing between 8,000 and 10,000 barrels per day (bpd), does not make a significant dent in Iraq’s overall crude output, which has been rising steadily in recent months . But it does appear to represent a setback both for Angola’s Sonangol, the operator of the field, and for the local economy, which has depended on the field and nearby refinery as a source of employment and oil products. This content is for registered users . Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase […]