Men walk past a sign in al-Toraba area near an oilfield of West Qurna-2 in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad, October 26, 2013. After struggling for decades from sanctions and wars, most recently the U.S.-led invasion from 2003-2011, expectations run high among the 150,000 tribesmen living on West Qurna-2, the world's second-largest undeveloped oilfield. Their sheer number leaves Lukoil with a far tougher challenge than rival firms operating the huge but sparsely populated fields nearby. Pictur

Basra governor speaks about corruption, security challenges

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Men walk past a sign in al-Toraba area near an oilfield of West Qurna-2 in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad, October 26, 2013. After struggling for decades from sanctions and wars, most recently the U.S.-led invasion from 2003-2011, expectations run high among the 150,000 tribesmen living on West Qurna-2, the world's second-largest undeveloped oilfield. Their sheer number leaves Lukoil with a far tougher challenge than rival firms operating the huge but sparsely populated fields nearby. Pictur

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