Workers
at
the
site
said
construction
of
a
crude
oil
processing
plant
had
been
disrupted
by
the
protest,
but
Iraq’s
Southern
Oil
Company
insisted
no
production
had
been
affected,
Reuters
reported.
Officials
of
the
state-run
oil
company
said
there
was
no
disturbance
around
any
of
the
producing
oil
fields
and
that
production
was
proceeding
as
normal.
Lukoil,
which
owns
a
75%
stake
in
the
giant
development,
confirmed
the
incident
had
taken
place
but
played
down
earlier
reports
of
its
size
and
impact.
“Several
dozen
people
gathered
near
the
office
of
our
contractor
(Samsung
Engineering).…