VOL. XLV

No 42

21-October-2002

IRAQ

SOMO Programs Exports of 1.6Mn B/D In October

MEES soundings indicate that Iraqs State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has programmed October exports at around 1.6mn b/d, comprising approximately 600,000 b/d of Kirkuk crude and 1mn b/d of Basrah Light. It is understood that Kirkuk exports are loading from a fairly full October program with most cargoes going into European contract-holders own systems or against old sales. Meanwhile, Iraqi volumes of both...