VOL. XLVI

No 42

20-October-2003

OPEC

Iraq Pushes OPEC Oil Production Higher For Second Consecutive Month

Production by the OPEC-10 (OPEC without Iraq) maintained the same level in September as that of August, 26.04mn b/d. However, Iraqi oil production increased once more in September, as it did in August, with an incremental output of 350,000 b/d, bringing total OPEC production in September to 27.44mn b/d.

Iraqi production in August consisted mainly of Basrah Light crude, as political and security...