Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Output from southern oil fields hits 1.1 million a day

Why is it we have to go to the foreign press for this type of news? If one of the majors does have a report, it's section G page 12.

Production from the southern oil fields has recently reached 1.1 million barrels a day, according to Jabbar Ali, head of the Southern Oil Company.

The rate is close to what the company produced before the war and is one of the latest success stories of an industry torn by wars and sabotage.

Insurgents have recently directed their attacks on oil pipelines and installations but they have failed in efforts to harm the fields in Basra, currently the most prolific in the country.

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