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Sorry, I forgot to write the address of OIP's website: http://www.un.org/Depts/oip/reports/oilexperts.htm +AD4- +AD4APg-Dear all, +AD4APg- +AD4APg-OIP's site has just published the REPORT OF THE GROUP OF UNITED NATIONS +AD4APg-EXPERTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 30 OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL +AD4APg-RESOLUTION 1284 (2000). Here are the MAIN CONCLUSIONS: +AD4APg- +AD4APg- The lamentable state of the Iraqi Oil Industry has not improved. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- The level of oil exports during phase 7 will decline from the level +AD4APg-of 2.2 million barrels per day achieved in phase 6, to a level of between +AD4APg-1.8 to 1.9 million barrels per day. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- A further production decline of between 5+ACU- to 15+ACU- per annum is +AD4APg-forecast unless the delivery of spare parts and equipment is immediately +AD4APg-accelerated. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- The oil transportation infra-structure has not been improved during +AD4APg-the last two years. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- Insufficient spare parts and equipment have arrived in time to +AD4APg-sustain production. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- The issues of pollution and safety have not been addressed. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- An alternative investment strategy for optimising production, by +AD4APg-applying modern recovery techniques such as horizontal drilling, is +AD4APg-recommended. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- +AD4APg- +AD4APg- +AD4- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi