Iraqi governor Ali Farhan revealed on Wednesday the discovery of new oil wells in the Anbar province.
Farhan noted that the wells were discovered in Nukhayb and Tharthar regions, without specifying their output capacity.
In statements to Iraqi News Agency (INA), Farhan said the local government in Anbar worked to prepare the atmosphere for oil exploration.
He said he hopes that "the Ministry of Oil will take steps to complete oil explorations after canceling the contract with the Korean company."
"The local government is following up the exploration plan with the Ministry of Oil and Saudi-American companies in partnership," noting that "many new oil wells have been discovered in Nukhayb and Tharthar."
"The province contains large quantities of gas of an important quality," he added.
