Feature: PetroChina's oil field project in Iraq turns wasteland into vibrant town

BAGHDAD, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- In what used to be a wasteland in the southern Iraqi province of Maysan, a super-giant oil field, along with a vibrant town, has been built from scratch by PetroChina, one of the first Chinese companies that participated in the post-war reconstruction of Iraq.

PetroChina's Halfaya oil field has now grown into a mega complex that covers an area of 288 square km, about three times the size of Paris city. It contains more than 300 oil wells, three crude oil central processing facilities, two power plants, a water treatment plant, a civil airport, an office and living base camp, and a natural gas processing plant under construction.