中国石化新闻网讯 据海外媒体1月21日巴格达报道，伊拉克石油部发言人阿西姆·吉哈德周日在巴格达接受媒体记者采访时透露，伊拉克国有石油公司日前在过去近30年的首次勘探作业中发现了一个估计拥有10亿桶原油储量的油藏。
吉哈德说，国有米桑石油公司是在伊拉克南部靠近与伊朗接壤的边境地区内发现这个新油藏的，这个新发现的油藏可能会给伊拉克业已可观的石油储量增加新的石油储量。
吉哈德补充说，初步评估这个新发现油藏大约拥有10亿桶原油储量，它将增加米桑石油公司的原油产能。
（李 峻 编译）
原文如下：
Iraq discovers 1bn barrels of oil
Iraq: January 21,2013/AMEINFO.COM
Iraqi oil ministry has announced the discovery of crude deposits equivalent to one billion barrels of oil after the first exploration work by state-owned firms in almost 30 years, AFP has reported. The deposits were found after exploration in Maysan province, in southern Iraq near the border with Iran, and could potentially make a significant addition to the country's already substantial reserves. "The initial assessment from this discovery is about one billion barrels of oil," spokesman for the oil ministry, Assem Jihad, told the news service, adding: "It will increase production capacity for (state-owned) Maysan Oil Co."
