it at a 27-year-high and for the first time in the oilfields history has been above 1.2 million bpd for five consecutive years. Current plans are to raise production to around 2 million bpd by 2020. Since construction began in 2010, 250 new wells have been drilled, increasing the total amount by 50% and 14 degassing stations were renovated, environmentally accessed and land cleaned up. The connecting infrastructure, new roads, maintenance buildings, staff and office buildings were erected around the same time period and currently a new power station is in construction as well. Today the field has around 550 producing wells and 150 injection wells. BP (38% ownership, headquartered in UK) and CNPC (37%, China) had earlier signed a contract with SOC (25%, Iraq) in 2009 to develop and increase production at Rumaila field, Iraq's largest. Under ROO, the field has produced around 3 billion barrels of oil in total, generating a revenue of around $200 billion. Around 6,500 to 7,000 Iraqis employees work at Rumaila, assisted by over 100 experts from BP, PetroChina and other international companies. Another 22,000-25,000 locals are involved in operations at Rumaila through contractors, operating throughout the entire value and supply chain. ROO also finances and runs The Rumaila Social Welfare Fund (SWF) and the Rumaila Education Fund (REF), providing different forms of support, training, education, health and infrastructural aids to communities surrounding the Rumaila oilfield. In April 2019 ROO reported a production of for the year 2018. It was the highest annual rate of production for 30 years. In 2018, the milestone of of oil was also reached. Philanthropy Since 2012 ROO cooperates with the charity organization AMAR to support vulnerable people in the south of Iraq. The first project of this partnership was distributing food packages to over 1.000 families in need during the festival of Ramadan in July 2013. ROO also supports initiatives of emergency relief and health care, and strengthens local communities. References Oil and gas companies of Iraq Energy companies established in 2010 Iraqi companies established in 2010