Iraqi Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudhair (3rd R, front) turns a valve during the launching ceremony of the gas processing facility at the EBS oilfield in Baghdad Province, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2026. A gas processing facility built and invested in by Chinese company ZhenHua Oil was officially put into operation at the EBS oilfield in central Iraq on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)