VOL. XLIII

No. 34

21-August-2000

IRAQ

Oil Ministry Warns Oil Equipment Delays Threaten Countrys Production Program

The Iraqi Oil Ministry warned on 9 August that the delays encountered in receiving oil supplies and equipment under the oil-for-food program "will definitely lead to the diminishing of the oil sectors ability to fulfill its obligations in production and exports and will adversely affect the record rates achieved lately." Dr Amir Khayat, Director of Planning, told a press conference...