VOL.XLIII

No. 30

24-July-2000

IRAQ

UN Approves 319Mn Barrels For Export In First Month Of Phase 8

The UN has approved another 27 contracts under the 8th six-month phase of the Iraqi oil-for-food program, which began on 9 June, bringing the total volume of crude contracted to 318.6mn barrels (124.5mn of Kirkuk and 194.1mn of Basrah Light). By way of comparison, the total volume of crude contracted under phase 7 was 384mn barrels. The following is a list of the contracts for which information is...