Iraq exports over 100 mln barrels of crude oil in Jan.
STORY: Iraq exports over 100 mln barrels of crude oil in Jan.
DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:01
LOCATION: Baghdad
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various shots of Iraqi oil fields
STORYLINE:
Iraq exported about 101.24 million barrels of crude oil in January, generating 7.69 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, the country's oil ministry announced Wednesday.
The average price for Iraqi crude oil in January was 75.96 dollars per barrel, the ministry said in a statement, citing statistics from the State Organization for Marketing of Oil.
About 98.46 million barrels were exported from oil fields in central and southern Iraq via the port of Basra, while more than 2 million barrels from the northern province of Kirkuk via the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean, the statement said.
Oil prices have risen in global markets since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February last year, benefiting Iraq and other oil-exporting countries. However, the prices witnessed a decline in the pa
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