Basra, Chairman of the Basra Governorate Council, Khalaf Al-Badran, discussed with the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, several files, including the file of social benefits and employment for the people of the governorate, and how to refer and complete projects, especially in areas close to oil fields. Al-Badran said in a statement, 'The Minister of Oil expressed great cooperation with the Basra Provincial Council on the importance of providing greater service to the people of the province,' noting: 'The Minister directed oil companies to cooperate with the Council and attend the meetings scheduled to be held in the coming days with the Basra Oil Company and its bodies to discuss the files of benefits and employment.' The Minister of Oil had previously announced that the percentage of Iraqi labor in the oil fields exceeds eighty percent, in addition to that social benefit projects are being followed up to complete the best projects, the most recent of which was t he opening of Zubair Bridge in Basra and the establishment of a number of schools and medical halls in a number of hospitals, especially the Children's Hospital For cancerous diseases. Source: National Iraqi News Agency