據天然氣新聞2020年6月1日巴格達報道，據沙特阿拉伯電視臺報道，伊拉克財政部長阿里·阿拉維（現代理石油部長）稱，伊拉克已經同意允許沙特企業投資位于伊拉克西部的阿卡斯大氣田（Akkas gas field）。

沙特阿拉伯電視臺新聞頻道沒有提供更多細節。

阿卡斯大氣田位于伊拉克安巴爾省西部，是伊拉克國內的最大氣田。

伊拉克是石油輸出國組織（歐佩克）產油大國，伊拉克擁有豐富的天然氣儲量，但開采使用受限，需要從鄰國進口天然氣。

李峻 編譯自 天然氣新聞

原文如下：

Saudi Arabia to invest in Iraq's Akkas gas field

Iraq's Finance Minister Ali Allawi, who is acting oil minister, said the country had agreed to allow Saudi companies to invest in its western Akkas gas field, Saudi news channel Al Arabiya reported on Saturday.

The news channel provided no further details. The Akkas field in western Anbar province.

Iraq is a major oil producer in the organization of petroleum exporting countries (Opec). It has abundant natural gas reserves, but access to them is restricted and it needs to import natural gas from the neighboring.