Abdul-Mahdy al-Ameedi, director of the licensing office at Iraq's oil ministry has said a special border crossing between Kuwait and Iraq has been initially approved by the Kuwaiti authorities, Reuters has reported. The new border point would facilitate the introduction of equipment for oil companies that secured contracts to develop Iraq's oilfields, Ameedi said. "This information we got from the contracting companies who said they talked with the Kuwaiti government, and that there is an initial approval to use the road that is close to Safwan and passes through Rumaila oilfield," Ameedi told the news service.