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Iraq aims to boost oil output

Source: 7days

Baghdad : Iraq | 9 months ago

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Iraq hopes to turn around years of sluggish oil production and boost output by over 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of next year, its oil minister said. Iraq is pursuing long-term contracts to develop major oil and gas fields, but in the meantime it needs a quick fix. “An accelerated plan...

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