VOL. XLVII

No 21

24-May-2004

IRAQ

Sabotage And Political Violence Continue To Threaten Iraqi Oil Industry

Iraqi oil exports from the Basrah Oil Terminal (BOT) resumed on 19 May at the normal level of around 1.6mn b/d, some 10 days after a major sabotage attack near the Fao manifold in the southern tip of the country. Iraq has lost approximately 6mn barrels of exports in the process, or an average of 200,000 b/d for the month of May. Meanwhile, SOMO continues to export 100,000 b/d from Khor al-...