VOL. XLI

No. 29

20-July-1998

IRAQ

Iraq Signs Accords With Syria And Jordan To Pipe Crude Oil

In the past fortnight, Iraq has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Syria onexporting crude oil to the Mediterranean through the Iraq-Syria pipeline system, theconstruction of a new export pipeline to the Mediterranean coast and the construction of arefinery at the Syrian port of Banias. Earlier, Iraq also signed an agreement with Jordanto build a pipeline to export 100,000 b/d of crude oil to...