Iraq Oil Output Up, Sabotage Worries U.S. (1.7B -but reinjected !)

[papau]

So we reinject 0.5, use 0.6, and export 0.6 - don't think so. Seems we are still importing oil to Iraq, w/ zero export - can we say Bush Lie? - oh, I forgot - we can not say Bush Lie in US Media.


http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-energy-iraq-sabotage.html

August 28, 2003
Iraq Oil Output Up, Sabotage Worries U.S.
By REUTERS



Filed at 9:39 a.m. ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's crude oil production is increasing but the United States is concerned by continuing acts of sabotage, a top U.S. army commander said on Thursday.Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of ground forces in Iraq, told a news conference output stood at 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) as of Wednesday.Pre-war Iraqi production capacity was 2.8 million bpd with export capacity of 2.2 million bpd.

According to oil ministry sources, at least 300,000 bpd of production is being reinjected, mostly in the north which is producing about 500,000 bpd, because the Kirkuk export pipeline to Turkey is out of action after sabotage bombings.<Snip>

..Each day that the Kirkuk line is out of action is estimated cost Iraq $7 million a day in lost oil revenues (300,000 barrels not exported).<snip>

[Cha]

1. Oil? And the Iraqis don't have electricity, yet?

No wonder they are "sabotaging" it.

[donsu]

2. reinjected?

reinjecting costs are: ? what does reinjection do to the environment?

[hedda_foil]

3. Since the US bought most of the Iraqi oil under Oil for Food ...

The irony is that the reason for the current gas price hikes can probably be traced right back to the fact that all of that sweet light Iraqi crude is no longer available.

[beanball]

4. U.S. liberates the people of Iraq.

bushco liberates the oil of Iraq.

[Gin]

5. re- Injected means what?????????

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[papau]

6. Put back into the underground pool that you pulled the oil from originally

there is a bit of loss, but you can pull it back up again.