State-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) has reported that the management of Rumaila oil field in Basra has announced plans to increase its daily production capacity to 1.4 million barrels by the end of this year.It quotes Emad Hasan Lafta, the operations director of the field, as saying that the current daily production capacity stands at 1.3 million bpd. It is projected to rise to 1.4 million barrels by the close of the current year.Rumaila is recognized as the world's second-largest oil field in terms of production and spans a vast geographical area of 1,600 square kilometers, stretching 80 kilometers in length and 20 kilometers in width. (ICE AMMAN)

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