VOL. XLIV

No 35

27-August-2001

IRAQ

Half Of Iraq Basrah Exports Went To North America In 2000

Iraqi oil exports in 2000 followed a pattern of destinationsand lifters similar to that during the first three years of the UN oil-for-foodprogram (1997-1999), with around half of all Basrah Light exports heading toNorth America, a MEES survey of Iraqiexport data shows. Iraq exported an average of 58.2mn barrels of crudeoil/month in 2000, or averaged 1.912mn b/d, with exports peaking in May at79.9mn...