Iraqi oil exports decline in June to 95 million barrels
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – The Oil Ministry announced on Wednesday the decrease of the exported quantities of crude oil for the month of June to 95 million barrels, pointing out that the revenue rate amounted more than five billion dollars.
Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com: “The preliminary statistical issued by the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) for the exported quantities of crude oil for the month of June amounted to 95,000,612 barrels compared to last month May, in which the exports amounted to 97 million barrels, ” indicating that, ” the financial revenues from these exports amounted to five billion and 318 million dollars.”
“Daily exports of crude oil rate rose, reaching approximately 3.187 million,” noting that, “this rate has not been achieved during the past decades,” Jihad added.