VOL. XLV

No 2

14-January-2002

IRAQ

Iraqi Oil Industry In 2002: A Turning Point

Iraqs sustained oil productioncapacity is scheduled to increase to 3.1mn b/d in 2002, compared to 2.8mn b/din 2000/2001, MEES learns from authoritative sources. The rise incapacity is attributable to the arrival over the past few months of equipmentand spare parts through the UN oil-for-food program that has allowed for themaintenance of some of the producing fields, the rehabilitation of surfacefacilities, and the...