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2003-08-05 Iraq

Iraqâs Oil Production Capây Up to 1.7 million BPD

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-08-05 8:03:07 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Not only is it the highest, most is not going to Syria at below-market rates to keep the Baath-love going as before. Exports = $, something that will get them back on their feet, and with our "influence" drive a stake into OPEC solidarity

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-5 8:18:35 PM|| 2003-8-5 8:18:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I can see the Lefties twitching now. "See! See! We told you! All about the oiiiiillll!"
In Liberia, it must be all about the evening gowned freedom fighters. But, oh yeah, they want us in there.

Posted by tu3031 2003-8-5 8:44:12 PM|| 2003-8-5 8:44:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The United States has imposed sanctions on five Chinese firms and a North Korean company for selling weapons technology to Iran.
The Chinese companies were named as: Taian Foreign Trade General Corporation of China; the Zibo Chemical Equipment Plant of China; the Liyang Yunlong Chemical Equipment Group Company of China; China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) and the China Precision Machinery Import/Export Corporation (CPMIEC)

In 1997, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), along with China North Industries Corporation (Norinco), signed an agreement with Iraq for a 22-year-long exploitation of half the Al-Ahdab field.

Energy-hungry China is looking to revive a 1.2 billion oil project signed in Iraq under the Saddam Hussein regime that had been expected to produce 90,000 barrels per day a senior Chinese oil official said on Thursday. China through its largest state-oil group CNPC signed the contract in 1997 to develop the Ahdab oilfield south of Baghdad but couldn't start on the project immediately because of United Nations sanctions on the Middle East country.
Aug 01, 2003 Schlumberger.com

China North Industries was already under sanctions before they got caught selling weapons to Iran.

I'll bet they'll get their oil anyway.

If they do, clearly lust for oil and petrocash will have won over high minded excuses for our involvement in Iraq like 'liberation' and saving the world from tyrants, at least with regard to 'enemy' China.

Oh yeah, major oil discoveries in China and Iran. Maybe they won't want the oil after all.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-8-5 9:46:38 PM|| 2003-8-5 9:46:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 See?

Posted by tu3031 2003-8-5 9:52:18 PM|| 2003-8-5 9:52:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 yes. oil,oil,oil,oil,oil,oil,oil,oil,oil,
Oh yeah. Oil. Yeah.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-8-5 11:19:37 PM|| 2003-8-5 11:19:37 PM|| Front Page Top

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