Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 48

28-November-2005

IRAQ

Bahr Al-ʹUlum Sees Iraqi Oil Output At 2Mn B/D By End-2005

Iraq will increase oil production from 1.8mn b/d to 2mn b/d by the end of the year, Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr al-ʹUlum said on 23 November. Speaking in Qatar, Dr Bahr al-ʹUlum said Iraq aimed to lift production to 3.5mn b/d within the next two years and on to 6mn b/d by 2011. Addressing delegates at the International Petroleum Technology Conference in Doha, the minister...