Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 33

15-August-2005

Iraq South Production Now At 1.76Mn B/D As Recovery Plan Moves Forward

Iraqs oil production from its southern fields is now running at 1.76mn b/d, reflecting gains achieved during July and August under the Oil Ministrys plan to restore production capacity to 2.4mn b/d by the end of August, MEES learns from a senior ministry official. Production capacity from the northern fields is at present 590,000 b/d, bringing total production...