VOL. XXXIII

NO. 8

27-NOVEMBER-1989

Iraq

Two New Oil Fields Come into Production next Year

Two new oil fields in the central region of Iraq will come on stream nextyear with a combined production capacity of 75,000-85,000 b/d, according to theIraqi Oil Minister, Mr. Isam al-Chalabi. The two fields, Khabbaz and Saddam,have crude oil similar in quality to that of Kirkuk. They will be integratedinto the northern oil network, with the crude to be used either domestically orfor export.

The first field to...