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April 25, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.iht.com/articles/94026.html

Asia Refiners Lining Up for Iraqi Oil

(Bloomberg News/International Herald Tribune) - Wing-Gar Cheng Asian oil refiners are lining up to buy Iraqi crude, which may start flowing abroad again within weeks, according to a poll of six refiners and trading companies. "Basra Light is a very good crude.... Everyone would like to grab it," said Amit Mahajan, an independent oil analyst in Bombay. Iraq pumped an average 2.48 million barrels a day of crude oil in February, before the war. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has said Iraq may be able to pump as much as 3 million barrels of oil a day by the end of this year, and generate annual revenue of $20 billion. With less likelihood of disruption, oil companies in Japan, China, India, and South Korea hope to get a bigger share of those exports.

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