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Iraq Has the World’s Fifth-Largest Oil Reserves

Iraq ranks fifth among the countries with the largest crude reserves in the world in 2021, a CNBC survey said. According to CNBC, Venezuela ranked first with a reserve of 303.8 billion barrels, followed by the regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran with 258.6 and 208.6 billion barrels, respectively. Iraq, …

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EIA: US Imports of Iraqi Crudes Declined Last Week

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday that Iraqi crude oil exports to the US dropped to 226 thousand barrels per day (bpd) during the past week. According to a report released by the EIA, “The United States imported crude oil from Iraq at a rate of 226 …

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EIA: U.S. Upscale Crude Imports from Iraq

Despite its decreased appetite, U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq jumped to 359 thousand barrels per day (bpd) last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said this weekend. In its weekly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA said that the U.S. imports averaged 5.234 million bpd this week, down …

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Iraq to Drill a New Oil Well in Maysan

Iraqi drilling company has started boring a new oil well in the Maysan governorate in the south of Iraq, the State-owned company said in a press release on Saturday. The company said it deployed the 2,000 HP “IDC-23” drilling device to reach 3,290 meters depth in the new well named …

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