VOL. XLVI

No 36

08-September-2003

IRAQ

Iraqi August Exports Averaged 700,000 B/D With Production Capacity Rising To 1.95Mn B/D In September

MEES learns from authoritative sources that Iraqi oil exports in August, mainly Basrah Light crude, averaged 700,000 b/d, varying from as low as 250,000 b/d in the early part of the month to as high as 900,000 b/d in the second half. The uneven pattern was due mainly to the lack of a sustainable supply of electricity to the southern oil industry. There were...