FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the West Qurna-2 oilfield in southern Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo
Exxon Mobil signage is displayed at the JEC World Composites Show at the Villepinte Exhibition Center, near Paris, France, March 4, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has approached the Iraqi oil ministry to express its interest in buying Russian firm Lukoil's majority stake in the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, five Iraqi official sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Exxon declined to comment and Lukoil didn't immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment on the matter.

(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed and Aref MohammedEditing by Bernadette Baum)