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Iraqi Kurdistan Starts Exporting Oil

Source: Novinite

Baghdad : Iraq | 6 months ago

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World June 1, 2009, Monday Iraqi workers at Tawke oil field in the town of Zakho, northern Iraq on 01 June 2009. The Kurds in Northern Iraq have started to export oil from the first time in their history...Initially, Iraqi Kurdistan is going to export 90 000 barrels per day; 40 000 barrels from the Taq Taq...

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