VOL. XLV

No 46

18-November-2002

IRAQ

Iraqi Oil Exports Average 1.7Mn B/D In October

Iraqi oil exports under the UN program increased to 1.7mn b/d in October, compared to an average of 983,000 b/d in the third quarter, mainly as a result of the suspension of the surcharges by the Iraqi authorities and the consequent resumption of lifting by major international and national oil companies. However, it is understood that chronic production problems in Kirkuk (limiting throughput to around 650,000...