VOL. XLIII

No. 45

6 November 2000

IRAQ-SYRIA

Iraq And Syria Agree To Reopen Oil Pipeline In November

The following is the text of the MEESNews Flash released on 31 October:

MEES learns from authoritative sources that Iraq and Syria have agreed to reopen the crude oil pipeline between the two countries - which has been closed since 1982 - in November, probably around the middle of the month. It is understood that Baghdad will export around 200,000 b/d of Basrah Light crude to Syria. The Iraqi...