IEA: Oil output in Nigeria dropped to its lowest level in 20 years

International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that Nigeria's current oil production has fallen over the past 20 years the country to the lowest level. The Nigerian government in June agreed to implement the amnesty to end violence in the Niger Delta region activities in Nigeria is almost no positive impact on oil production.

International Energy Agency in its monthly oil market, said in July the International Energy Agency estimated that the average Nigerian crude oil production 1.68 million barrels, more than in June crude oil production decreased by 4 million barrels a day and far below the Government's assumption of Nigeria 3,000,000 barrels per day capacity.

In the Niger Delta region of swamps and rivers of oil companies operating in the past few years by local militants had been a serious constraint, the local militants have been most in the search for local control of oil wealth.

Aug. 16, 2009

Iraq oil exports in July hit a record high

Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization Farah has announced that in July this year on Iraq's oil export volume has increased to 2.037 million barrels a day, for the war in Iraq since 2003, the highest on record.

Reports indicate that this year, Iraq's energy production to increase oil production enterprises and a substantial increase in the volume of crude oil exports to Japan, in addition to the international crude oil market continues to rise in oil prices. These factors make the Iraqi government revenue continues to grow. This has provided the Iraqi government more funds to promote economic plan to rebuild the country. According to the Iraqi Oil Ministry to develop ten-year development plan, Iraq's crude oil output in 2013 from the current 2.4 million barrels to 450 million barrels per day.

Aug. 11, 2009