| 2008: Iraqi oil exports rose by 9.2%-oil ministry |
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January 24, 2008 Iraqi oil ministry on Thursday said the levels of exported oil and revenues in 2007 rose by 9.2 compared to the previous year. “The revenues of exporting oil amounted to 39.8 billion dollar, while the total quantities of the exported crude by the Iraqi marketing company reached 1.634.125 million barrels over 2007," the ministry said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq-(VOI). The announcement noted the Southern Oil Company held the major share by exporting 556.605.655 millions barrel, while the share of Kirkuk ’s oil company, in northern Iraq, was 39.849.791 millions barrel. The turnovers of oil exports yielded $39.8 millions dollars, of which 31 millions went to the fiscal budget for the calendar year 2007. Source: Voices of Iraq |