Iraq oil exports rise in Feb to 2.083 mln bpd

BAGHDAD, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil exports rose in February to 2.083 million barrels per day from 1.926 million bpd the month before, an official at the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) said on Sunday.

Iraq exported average of 1.612 million bpd from the southern oil hub of Basra and 471,000 bpd from the northern oilfields around Kirkuk, including 10,000 bpd by trucks to Jordan, the official told Reuters. The average selling price was $73-$74 per barrel. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Editing by Rania El Gamal and Maureen Bavdek)

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE61R0EX20100228

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