VOL. XLIV

No. 15

9-APRIL-2001

IRAQ

Iraqi Oil Exports Back To Normal

Iraqi oil exports have returned to normal levels following a three-month decline caused by SOMOs demand to be paid a surcharge independent of the UN and the initial reluctance of international oil companies (IOCs) to cooperate. Iraqi exports in March under the UN oil-for-food program averaged 2mn b/d, with production (including 600,000 b/d for deliveries to domestic refineries and cross-border trade with Jordan, Turkey, Syria and...