VOL. XLI

No. 42

19-October-1998

IRAQ

Iraqi Production Profile Could Cause Permanent Damage To Oil Reservoirs

Iraqs reservoir management practices over the past few yearscoupled with the recent drive to boost the volume of oil exports under the UN oil-for-foodprogram have raised fears that permanent damage could be inflicted on the countrysoil producing fields, MEES soundings indicate. These fears have been underlined inrecent weeks by a deterioration in the quality of Iraqi oil exports towards...