to secure not just iraq's oil, but the stability of its entire economy. this is perhaps the lifeline into iraq's economy. 95% of the country's oil wells flows through pipelines on this platform into waiting tankers. it's takes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. any disruption to this being devastate the economy. >> oil produced in the north goes directly to turkey and only some of the revenues are channelled to baghdad. 75% to 80% of the country's gdp is dependent on the oil exported from this platform. the crude belongs to iraq's oil company or salk. >> translator: whatever comes to the platform is for export purposes. there are four oil tankers, loading two tankers at a time. their export is 75,000 barrels per hour, that's the capacity. >> reporter: this is the petrol