Iraq announces proven oil reserves of 143.1b barrels

BAGHDAD: Iraq on Monday announced new "extractable" proven crude oil reserves of 143.1 billion barrels, the third-highest level of reserves in the world by OPEC figures. "Iraq's oil reserves...

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Iraq announces proven oil reserves of 143.1b barrels
BAGHDAD: Iraq on Monday announced new "extractable" proven crude oil reserves of 143.1 billion barrels, the third-highest level of reserves in the world by OPEC figures.

"Iraq's oil reserves which are extractable are 143.1 billion barrels," Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani told a news conference in Baghdad.