US Troops Take Control of 408 Oil Wells Around Kir

ewing2001 writes "http://english.pravda.ru/world/20/93/375/9594_iraq .html

US Troops Take Control of 408 Oil Wells Around Kirkuk

"...US troops took control of 408 oil wells around the town of Kirkuk in Northern Iraq, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas reported on Saturday.

According to its information, the 173rd US division blocked all the roads leading to Iraq's oldest oil field Baba Charchur.

All oil wells are in a working condition, notes the newspaper.

Forty percent of all oil exported by Iraq was produced in Kirkuk..."

NOTE:

"...Iraq's oil production could rise as much as 50 percent from 2002 levels by the end of the year if the country is given outside help in restoring its fields' capacity to pump crude, Vice President Dick Cheney said on Wednesday...."

Source: http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Polit ics&storyId;=698213"

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