IRAQ

Iraq Reaffirms Oil Reserves at 65bn Barrels 

Mr. Qasim Ahmad Taqi, the Iraqi Oil Minister, announced in an interview with the Baghdad-daily al-Thawrah on 16 February, that Iraq's proved oil reserves stood at 65bn barrels and probable reserves at 46bn barrels at the end of 1984. These were the same figures as were given for reserves at the end of 1983 (MEES, 30 July 1984). The 1982 figures were 59bn barrels for proved reserves and 46bn barrels for probable (MEES, 7 March...